Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Dr Nana Freduah Agyemang Badu II, the Dormaahene and President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, has praised the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for his work in the Bawku mediation.
The Dormaahene highlighted that the Asantehene’s Bawku mediation work deserves commendation, as the task was a difficult one.
He further cautioned the Ghanaian public against speaking negatively or belittling the mediation efforts.
According to the Dormaahene, the Asantehene deserves commendation for achieving a positive outcome.
Speaking to his subject in a viral video shared on social media, the Dormaahene cautioned, “The Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, just recently, President Akufo-Addo gave him a task, and President Mahama also asked him to continue. Some people are speaking against the work, some are Chiefs, MPs, and even the MPs’ comments. I thought it was not true because with social media, everyone can say anything”.
“I am pleading with everyone that the mediation efforts carried out by the Asantehene, in Bawku was a difficult one and deserve commendation, given the difficulty of the task he undertook, and there is no criticism needed; anyone engaging in that should desist from it”, he added.
Earlier, the Dormaahene had said he would gift the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, two cows if he can resolve the Bawku Conflict.
The Dormahene is quoted by EDHUB to have said, “I will gift Otumfuo two cows if he can resolve the long-standing Bawku conflict”.
Meanwhile, the government of Ghana, led by President John Dramani Mahama, has approved the Bawku mediation report by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
In an official statement released by Spokesperson to the President, Felix Kwakye Ofosu stated that the government has accepted all recommendations in the report.
According to the statement, the report provides a comprehensive, fact-based, and forward-looking roadmap.
President Mahama has also directed the establishment of a One Billion Ghana Cedi (GHS 1,000,000,000) Bawku Revitalisation Fund.
The fund is expected to be disbursed from 2026 to 2028 and aims to rebuild critical infrastructure to restore Bawku as an economic hub in Northern Ghana.
Parts of the statement read, “The report constitutes a comprehensive, fact-based, and forward-looking roadmap aimed exclusively at achieving lasting peace, reconciliation, and stability in Bawku and its surrounding areas. It is not intended to apportion blame or confer victory on any party.
“In particular, the government affirms the unequivocal position of the law, as consistently upheld by the Supreme Court of Ghana, that Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II is the lawful Bawku Naaba, and that no individual or group is permitted, under any circumstances, to contest his authority or legitimacy”.
“Government accepts the recommendation that Alhaj Seidu Abagare, who was installed as a rival claimant to the Bawku chieftaincy, be recalled to Nalerigu by the Overlord of Mamprugu, the Nayiri, to assume an alternative traditional role, with the necessary facilitation and support of the State.
“Pursuant to this recommendation by His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the government will immediately facilitate the safe movement of Alhaj Seidu Abagare to Nalerigu, where he shall remain available to receive the directives of the Nayiri.”
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“The mediation efforts carried out by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, in Bawku deserve commendation, given the difficulty of the task he undertook.”
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