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Mahama’s utterances escalated Bawku conflict – Miracles alleges
Dennis Miracle Aboagye, Director of Communications for the Bawumia 2024 Campaign, has attributed the surge in tensions of the Bawku conflict to what he believes to be biased actions and utterances by President John Dramani Mahama on the campaign trail ahead of the 2024 elections.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Wednesday, April 30, Miracles criticised the President for allegedly politicising the sensitive chieftaincy issue during the opposition campaign and failing to adopt a neutral posture after assuming office.
“It is the same time that has caught up with the President when it comes to the Bawku matter. He politicised the Bawku conflict during the campaign period when he was not in government and was in opposition.
“He didn’t know that it was a sensitive matter; he didn’t realise that, so he went there and did all manner of politics with it,” Aboagye said.
He recalled that during the 2024 election campaign, then-candidate Mahama allegedly made remarks suggesting that peace only existed in Bawku when the NDC was in power and chaos reigned under the NPP.
“At some point, the government of the day under President Akufo-Addo was banned from going to some areas in Bawku because of the opposition leader’s actions. He even went on to say that anytime the NDC is in power, there is peace in Bawku, and that it is only when the NPP is in power that there is chaos in Bawku,” Miracles alleged.
According to him, the President’s posture and utterances have emboldened one side of the conflict, creating an atmosphere of bias and mistrust.
“The President’s utterances, posture, and body language are what have led to the Bawku conflict escalating within the 120 days under their government. He empowered one side of the conflict and showed clear bias in the conflict for his political benefit,” he added.
Dennis Aboagye expressed hope that with the intervention of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, there would be a renewed commitment to peace.
“My prayer is that as they have arrived at Manhyia now, they will at least, in the presence of Otumfuo, lay down their grievances, lay down their arms, and give peace a chance,” he said.
The Asantehene began talks between the feuding factions on the Bawku conflict. His involvement is seen as a critical step in resolving the long-standing chieftaincy conflict and restoring calm to the troubled region.
The Bawku conflict, rooted in deep-seated ethnic and traditional disputes, has persisted for years, often escalating into violence.