Government will continue to support the people of Dagbon to promote peace – Akufo-Addo

The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the youth of Dagbon are tired of the chieftaincy crisis in Yendi that has lasted for almost two decades and promised to give the people of Dagbon all the support they need to promote peace in the area.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was at the Jubilee House today to brief the President on the outcome of the peace deal that he brokered between the estranged Abudu and the Andani royal families.

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“The overwhelming majority of the people of Dagbon, especially the youth are tired of this age-old conflict and just want the opportunity to enhance their lives enormously,” Nana Addo said.

“The government will give the requisite financial, moral, physical resources to ensure the sustenance of the peace process to be embarked on today.”

“Even though the government has already spent a huge amount of money and resources in maintaining peace in Yendi these last sixteen years, the government will not renege in its determination to help restore peace and unity in Dagbon”, Nana Akufo-Addo said when the Otumfuo-led committee presented its peace roadmap to him at the Jubilee House.

He further stated: “I have said on many occasions, I am not a Dagomba, and, I, therefore, cannot be an Andani or Abudu. I have no candidate for the office of the Ya Na. That is a matter for the people of Dagbon.

“I am just an ordinary Ghanaian who wants to see the peace, progress and prosperity of all parts of our beautiful country without any discrimination or differentiation.”