A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team, Eric Twum, has called for an end to politicising the ongoing conflict in Bawku, urging all stakeholders to focus on resolving the matter rather than using it for political point-scoring.
In an interview on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Tuesday, April 15, he stated that resolving the longstanding issues in Bawku demands a united national approach, free from political interference or bias.
“I think that the political aspect of it should be taken away from it so that we deal with the issue, we fix it, we get to the bottom of the matter.”
Amid ongoing public discussions over comments made by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, during a recent visit to Bawku, Eric Twum weighed in on the matter and called for a non-political approach to resolving the conflict.
The IGP was captured in a viral video suggesting that youth in Bawku would be given priority in police recruitment if they laid down their arms.
Following a backlash, the IGP clarified that his comments were not meant as a reward for violent behavior but were intended to emphasise decentralizing police recruitment to include individuals from remote and conflict-affected communities.
The Bawku conflict, which has spanned years, has continued to claim lives and displace residents. Despite multiple security operations, tensions remain high, with periodic outbreaks of violence.
