Henry Nana Boakye, National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and popularly known as Nana B, has accused former President John Dramani Mahama of exacerbating the ongoing conflict in Bawku through what he terms “reckless politics”. Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News, Nana B expressed deep concern over the deteriorating security situation in Bawku, particularly after the recent killing of two police officers.
“The Bawku issue is getting out of hand and shockingly you have a whole IGP who goes in there and it looks like he was even shocked for his life,” Nana B stated. “We’ve had two police shot dead. There are some reports that what the police put out is not the accurate report.”
Nana B disputes the Ghana Police Service’s explanation that the incident was an armed robbery, insisting it was a targeted assault on police officers. “These were clear attacks on the police people, but then the police is also blaming it on armed robbery. It looks like the Bawku issue is really getting out of hand.”
He further accused Mahama of politicizing the conflict for electoral gain, saying, “Indeed the sitting president now did a whole lot of reckless politics with it where he said that anytime that NDC is in power there is calmness, there is peace in Bawku. Today look at what you’ve caused. You went in there and threw your weight behind a particular faction as the leader there because you thought it was going to help you politically. Today you’ve soiled your hands in these matters because you’ve already taken sides.”
The current administration is now seeking the mediation of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to help resolve the conflict, which Nana B sees as a direct result of Mahama’s alleged actions. “So his excellency the president has caused us a lot of harm especially regarding this Bawku matters,” Nana B concluded [No search results were needed for this response].
