By Iddi Yire, GNA
Accra, Dec 17, GNA – The Government as part of its acceptance of the findings and recommendations of the Otumfuo Mediation Report on the Bawku chieftaincy conflict will establish a One Billion Ghana Cedi Bawku Revitalisation Fund.
Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Presidential Spokesman and Minister of State in-charge of Government Communications in a statement said the Government acknowledged that the protracted conflict had resulted in grave human, social, and economic losses, significantly undermining livelihoods, social cohesion, and development prospects in Bawku and its environs.
It said insecurity over the years had constrained public and private investment and stalled critical infrastructural development.
The statement said in response, President John Dramani Mahama had directed the Minister for Finance to establish a One Billion Ghana Cedi Bawku Revitalisation Fund.
It said the Fund which shall be disbursed over a three-year period between 2026 and 2028, would be dedicated to the reconstruction and development of priority infrastructure, including roads, healthcare, education, dam and irrigation facilities for all-year-round agriculture, security installations, and economic and commercial facilities, to restore Bawku to its historic position as a significant economic and trading hub in Northern Ghana.
It said the Fund shall be managed by a high-level Committee Chaired by The Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, who also serves as Acting Minister for Defence.
Other Members of the Committee are Mr Donaltus Akamuguri, the Upper East Regional Minister and Mr Mahama Ayariga, the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament and Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, who would represent MPs from the area.
Regarding the call for National Support and Reconciliation, the statement said the Government called on all traditional authorities, political leaders, youth groups, civil society organisations, religious bodies, development partners, and the broader citizenry to support the peace-building and reconciliation process in the spirit of unity, restraint, and patriotism.
It said the Government reiterated the admonition of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II that there were no winners and no losers in this process.
It said President Mahama, urged all parties to accept and faithfully abide by the conclusions and recommendations of the Mediation Report in the supreme interest of peace and national stability.
The statement said the Government expressed gratitude to Otumfuo Osei Tutu, The Nayiri, Naa Bohagu Abdulai Mahama Sheriga II, the Bawku Naba, Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka Il, and all individuals, institutions, and stakeholders whose goodwill, cooperation, and commitment contributed to the success of the historic meditation process.
GNA.
December 17, 2025.