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Akufo-Addo commits to Dagbon conflict resolution plans

Speaking at the Flagstaff House Friday, president Akufo-Addo said the chieftaincy tension in the region must be done with quickly so as to bring growth and development to the area.

He made the comments during a meeting with come chiefs from the Northern Region.

“Peace in Dagbon just not just involved Dagbon but it involves the whole of Ghana. It is a matter of high national priority that we give Dagbon peace. Whatever formula that you (traditional chiefs) you agree on as a way forward for resolving the crisis in Dagbon will have the full support of my government and myself.”

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“It is in the interest of all of us that this matter of Dagbon is put to rest. It is been there for far too long and it is retarding the progress of the area,” he said.

The Dagbon crisis reached its peak in 2020 after the demise of the late Yaa-Naa.

The then New Patriotic Party administration for the Committee of Eminent Chiefs to resolve the crisis.

Since then successive government have back the peace plan has it has yielded no fruit yet.

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