Bawku Conflict: God has exposed those who peddled 'wicked lies' against me - Bawumia

Former Vice President of Ghana and 2024 NPP statesmanlike candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, says God has exposed those who, during the 2024 elections campaign, peddled lies astir him regarding the Bawku crisis.

The age-long Bawku struggle escalated fewer weeks to past year's elections pursuing accusations by opponents of the New Patriotic Party that its statesmanlike candidate, Dr Bawumia who is simply a Mamprusis, was supporting Mamprusis against the different faction, the Kusasis.

This led to the Kusaug Traditional Area banning the NPP from engaging successful immoderate governmental run successful the area.

However, contempt the National Democratic Congress' accusations and its pledge to extremity the struggle if elected into government, the struggle continues resulting successful the decease of a fig of people.

Speaking successful Bolga successful the Upper East Region, during the NPP convey you tour, Dr Bawumia decried the unfortunate politicisation of the situation and fatalities.

"The politicisation of the situation successful Bawku is precise unfortunate due to the fact that immoderate radical bash that for their ain parochial interests, not the bid and stableness of the area." 

"They played authorities with the concern and went circular lying to the radical that I was down it. They said I was buying guns for radical to fight. These were the lies they dispersed against me."

"By the grace of God, galore radical person present seen their lies and the truth. Those who peddled these lies person present been exposed. This should beryllium a acquisition that cipher should play authorities with the Bawku issue", Dr Bawumia said.

He called for a corporate effort to reconstruct lasting bid successful Bawku saying "the bid of the country should beryllium the paramount involvement of each of us, not idiosyncratic ambitions".

"As politicians, fto america beryllium cautious successful utilizing chieftaincy issues to bash politics. The NDC person done it and it is present hanging astir their neck. I privation bid successful Bawku much than anybody and I commune the mediation squad being led by Otumfuo volition beryllium capable to bring much-needed bid successful Bawku", helium added.

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