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Defense Minister promises to deal with chieftaincy dispute once and for all

The Minister Member of Parliament for the Bimbilla constituency, said the protracted chieftaincy dispute has delayed developments and other socio-economic activities in the area.

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Speaking on Accra-based Citi FM the Member of Parliament for the Bimbilla constituency, said the protracted chieftaincy dispute has delayed developments and other socio-economic activities in the area.

“I’ll be sending reinforcement to ensure that it never happens again. It is a challenge, but I believe that challenge we can surmount it. It just calls for me and my team to ensure that this problem is solved once and for all; because we cannot continue like this so that everyone has peace. Children have to go to school not something like this.”

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Nitiwul also denied that the recent shooting incidents have any political influence.

“We are just lucky that politicians in the area did not get involved. You cannot accuse any of the politicians that they have been involved in this matter and that is just our luck that the people who could have been fanning it are not involved. It is purely a traditional matter.”

The Interior Ministry on February 9, 2017, reviewed the curfew in the Bimbilla Township from 4:00 pm to 6:00 am with immediate effect.

This follows the sporadic gunshots that occurred in the township on Thursday, February 9, 2017.

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Media reports suggest that a number of houses have been set ablaze.

The Public Relations Officer of the Northern Regional Police Command ASP Ebenezer Tetteh who also confirmed the incident and added that more security personnel have been sent to the town to ensure calm restored.

Dominic Nitiwul called on residents to calm down. He also promised that they will do all within their power to ensure every resident is protected from any harm in the area.

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