Executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) from six constituencies within the Bawku enclave—Zebilla, Garu, Bawku Central, Binduri, Tempane, and Pusiga—have vowed to suspend all party activities and resign en masse if government fails to act swiftly to resolve the persistent conflict in Bawku.
Their threat follows renewed tensions triggered by the alleged destruction of a statue of Naaba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II, the Bawku Naba, reportedly by military personnel.
Addressing journalists at a press conference in Bawku, the NDC’s Bawku Central Communications Officer, Yusuf Otumba, expressed grave concern over what he described as the government’s inability to end the violence, which has claimed lives and created deep-seated fear among residents.
“As the frontline leaders and campaigners of the NDC in Kusuag, our lives are now under serious threat—not only from the violence but also from the growing frustration of our people, who now see us as enablers of a system that has completely betrayed them,” Otumba said.
The executives are also demanding an independent investigation into reports of civilians allegedly killed by military operations in the area.
