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General News of Saturday, January 26, 2019
Source: Myjoyonline.com
2019-01-26
James Agalga, Member of Parliament for Bulsa North
A member of Parliament warned against political commentary that seeks to give all the credit for the hard-won peace in Dagbon to the current government led by Nana Akufo-Addo.
James Agalga, MP for Builsa North and spokesperson for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on the inside, said Saturday that it was dangerous for politicians to deliberately set aside the efforts being made by previous governments to ensure peace in the city of the Northern Region after 17 long years of bloodshed.
"The political clbad should give it up," he warned in the Newsfile news badysis program on the MultiTV Joy News channel.
Brief history
Ghana declared the state of emergency in Yendi, in the Northern Region, in 2002, after Ya Na Yakubu Andani II and about 25 of his guards were killed in clashes between factions .
Before the murder, there was a long feud over the traditional chiefdom in Yendi, a town about 50 km north of the regional capital, Tamale.
Since then, efforts have been made to ensure peace in the region, but after 17 long years Ya Na Abubakari Mahama II has been selected.
After a historic ceremony with the new Dagbon king, Ya Na Abubakri Mahama II, some social media commented on the government of the new Patriotic Party (NPP) led by John Agyekum Kufuor and the current government.
The hashtag, #DagbonRising, was also created to generate public interest and support for the city peace process.
Ya Na Abubakri Mahama II was discussed Friday at a historic ceremony
Caution
Some prominent Ghanaians have also tried to suggest that, although previous governments have played a key role in the establishment of peace in the state of Dagbon, President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government deserve special praise.
However, Mr. Agalga believes that this speech on the current peace in the city will weaken its foundations and threaten its sustainability.
He said that President John Agyekum Kufuor, who had created the Committee of Eminent Leaders in 2002 with a view to finding a lasting solution to the protracted dispute over the Chefferie dagbon, "could not have foreseen that it will take 16 years for this issue to be resolved. "
This committee, led by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, developed and executed a roadmap for a peace process that would restore peace to the northern city.
The MP also suggests that the NDC government has also contributed to eventual peace in the region.
"Whatever the point of view, the question is now resolved and we must congratulate the committee. Abudus and Andanis have sometimes found a reason to withdraw from the mediation process, but the committee has continued to function and today we have all enjoyed the benefits of their good works, "he said.
Bolin Lana Mahamudu Abdulai, Regent of Dagbon, as well as other key players in the peace process are also to be commended.
He then urged "politicians to refrain from attempting to politicize [the issue] – the NDC and the nuclear power station. They should both refrain from attempting to politicize the processes that led to the peaceful resolution and sowing of the Ya Na. "
He said he was very upset by some comments that seek to make Dagbon peace a political capital and warned the NPP against the use of developments in the region to campaign in the coming elections.
He said there were still important issues to be resolved to ensure lasting peace in Dagbon.
"For example, the murders have not been resolved, justice has still not been done. The coronation of a new Ya Na is therefore a good step in the right direction, but some aspects of justice remain largely unresolved, "he said.
He also mentioned that people who might be offended by the credit given to the government led by Nana Akufo-Addo might be forced to remind the singers of praise that the Attorney General at the time of the murder was the current president, who did not sue the killers of Ya Na in 2002.
"I wonder how anyone can look to use this as a campaign platform. If they do, they will meet all the facts, the historical antecedents of the Yendi crisis … and that augurs badly for the unity of Dagbon. We want to leave these things behind so that the new Ya Na can begin reaching out to both doors … so that we can return to the rotation system to avoid future conflicts and crises, "he said. he declares.
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