Opinion leaders to meet Konkombas and Chokosis over Chereponi clash

File Photo

Opinion leaders in Chereponi in the Northern region will meet the Konkombas and Anufors (Chokosis) to discuss the ongoing conflict between the two factions.

According to the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Chereponi, Abdul Razak, the opinion leaders will come together and find a lasting solution to the violence.

He told Captain Smart in an interview on Adom FM’s morning show ‘Dwaso Nsem‘ Monday that leaders in both communities are worried about the deadly communal strife in that part of the traditional territory and have decided to intervene.

“Opinion leaders have come together and will meet their two feuding factions to find a lasting solution to the violence,” he said.

Nearly 600 displaced

Violence between the two ethnic tribes renewed on Friday, March 15, and has since been relentless for four days now. At least 20 communities have been affected, according to police, and nearly 600 locals forced to leave their homes.

Reports indicate that some of those fleeing, mostly women and children, are trapped in ‘no man’s land’ and others caught up in-between gun battles.

Dozens of armed security forces have been on the grounds since the escalations but poor road and communication networks in the area continue to hamper the provision of adequate security.

But, the DCE assured that Chereponi was calm and there was the need for the two feuding factions to unite.

Source: adomonline.com

Comments

Invest your profits back into farming - COCOBOD boss to Cocoa Farmers

Joseph Boahen Aidoo is Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has charged cocoa farmers to be business minded in operating their farms and to partake fully in the various programmes introduced by COCOBOD to ensure good farm yields and to increase profits. "Good farming practices, like pruning, the timely application of fertilizers and proper pests control are essential at all times," he said. Joseph Boahen Aidoo stated this while interacting with farmers in the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions, on the first day of his week-long tour of cocoa farms across the county. He was accompanied by the Deputy Chief Executive of Operations at COCOBOD, Dr Emmanuel Opoku, as well, as Directors and Research Scientists from COCOBOD. The tour is aimed at assessing the level of farmer participation in the various farm productivity improvement programmes implemented by COCOBOD; it is also...

Atwima Nwabiagya North NPP:Assibey warned over premature campaign

A group in the ruling party calling itself G rass root campaigners of NPP in the A twima N wabiagya N orth Constituenc y has drawn the attention of the National, Regional and Constituency executives to warn the 2012 independent Parliamentary candidate Lawyer Di cks on Osei Assibey to desist from campaigning and declaring his intentions to be the parliamentary candidate of Atwima Nwabiagya North Constituency in 2024 on the ticket of the NPP . According to the group, Lawyer Dickson Osei Assibey on Saturday 1 st May , 2021 me t more than 85 Polling station executives and party faithfuls to lunch his bid to contest for parliamentary primaries in 2023. This was organized by the two Electoral Area coordinators in the area . In a letter signed by the President of the Grass root Campaigners Marfo Kwabena Sakyi , it said campaigning for parliamentary candidate position can ...

AFCON 2019: Coach Kwesi Appiah drops Asamoah Gyan?

Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan Black Stars Skipper, Asamoah Gyan could be dropped from the 23-man contingent for the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Egypt, Coach Kwesi Appiah has hinted. This came to light when some journalists visited the coach with a prophet at his private residence in Kumasi. The prophet (name withheld) had gone to tell the coach that he had had a vision that, “Asamoah Gyan and Andre “Dede” Ayew was returning from Egypt leading the national team with the African Cup that they had won for the country”. But the coach reportedly impressed on the prophet to “work around Dede Ayew if he could, because Asamoah Gyan would be dropped since he’s battling with injury and also out of form”. Kwesi Appiah, who has no option but to win the AfCON or lose his job, reportedly said, “I can’t rely on Gyan so it’s likely I would drop him”. Ghana looks to win the AfCON after 37 years with a potential squad that has been labelled as “feeble and inferior”, as comp...

Odi News Network

Search This Blog