Minority Members of Parliament from the Dagbang Traditional area have condemned violent clashes which led to injuries and destruction of property in the area.
They also condemn the silence of government and committee of Eminent Chiefs led by the Asantehene. They say the silent posture “is deepening suspicion and tendency of eroding gains so far made”.
In a press statement, the MPs recounted that “thousands of members, supporters and sympathisers of the Andani family in the Dagbang divide who had converged in Yendi, the traditional capital on Thursday afternoon to support the family to begin the final funeral rites of the overlord of Dagbang, Naa Yakubu Andani II, were attacked without any provocation of any sort.”
They called for security forces to be firm and deal ruthlessly with miscreants “whose objectives include derailing the Dagbang Peace Process and inflicting incalculable damage on the people”. They also called on the government to beef up number of security personnel in the area.
The statement, signed by Hon. Inusah Fuseini MP for Tamale Central and Chairman of the Northern NDC Caucus in Parliament called on the Committee of Eminent chiefs chaired by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to give urgent time and thought to “this latest demonstration of intolerance and the petition before him on the continuous illegal occupation of some traditional homes by the Abudu faction”
They questioned why the government has failed to eject the Bolin Lana from the Palace of Mba Dugu, if his (Bolin Lana’s) entry was illegal or through force. “As if this was not enough, we were surprised government is providing security to guard the Bolin Lana in his illegal occupation of the Mba Dugu palace.”
“It is instructive to note that the president of the Abudu Youth Association, one Alhaji Mugisu Seebawey has stated categorically that the occupation of the Mba Duugu palace was facilitated by REGSEC and that the Regional Minister was aware of all the happenings in respect of the matter (see page 3 of the Daily Graphic January 11, 2019)” the statement stressed.
The MPs in their statement call on the government of Nana Akufo Addo to stay away from interfering and seeking to control events as far as occurrences there are concerned.
“We further call on government to urgently respond to a number of tapes circulating on social media to the effect that the Abudus have already secured the firm support of the government to do as they please even if that is contrary to the road map. This is urgently needed to inject confidence in the people of the neutrality or impartiality of the government” they insisted.
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