CHIEFS IN BUNKPURUGU/YUNYOO CALL FOR PEACE

CHIEFS IN BUNKPURUGU/YUNYOO CALL FOR PEACE

Seven chiefs in the troubled Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District of the Northern Region of Ghana have pledged their unwavering support to government and other peace brokers mediating the web of conflicts in the area to ensure the return of total peace and stability in their respective communities.

The chiefs led by Yunyoo Dana Yamyia Tokah of the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo Paramountcy lamented that the recent land and chieftaincy conflicts that erupted in parts of the area affected their developmental progress.

This came to light at the Temaa chief’s palace when Mr. Larry Bimi, Chairman of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) interacted with the traditional authority as part of a peace crusade embarked upon by his outfit in partnership with the Northern Regional Peace Advisory Council (NORPAC) to end the conflict situation there.

The rest of the chiefs included Kpambeng Dan Azumah Samale, chief of Temaa, D.I Wajak of Nasuang, the chief of Namgbani, N-nyimabu Tiawan, Nbolnyain Naamon of Kufori, the chief of Jakoni Dan Kayewein and Chief Sankong Gumah of Lamalig.

Kpambeng Dan Azumah Samale, the Temaa chief accused some natives of Bunkpurugu resident in Accra of fueling the age long chieftaincy and land disputes that had claimed several lives with property worth millions of Ghanaian cedis destroyed.

He therefore appealed to such personalities to stop fuelling the conflicts and rather channel their resources into productive ventures that would alleviate the plight of the suffering masses.

Mr. Larry Bimi assured the chiefs that NCCE and its collaborators would do everything possible to reconcile and unite the feuding factions of identified flashpoints in the district particularly Temaa and Namong communities.

He said the district lacked economic opportunities needed to make inhabitants become economically self-sufficient and therefore asked residents of Temaa and Namong communities to co-exist peacefully.