Bawku mediation report must be binding on all parties – Otumfuo
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for the mediation report on the Bawku conflict to be binding on all parties involved as part of efforts to achieve lasting peace in the area.
Presenting the report to President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, December 16, at the Jubilee House, Otumfuo clarified that the process he led was strictly a mediation exercise and not an arbitration.
“I’m here to present the facts as they are for us to have peace. I’m not here to give a judgment as to who was right or wrong. The report should bind on all of us. I have explained to the various parties. It was mediation, not arbitration,” he stated.
He expressed gratitude to President Mahama for the confidence placed in him to help resolve the long-standing conflict. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was appointed earlier in 2025 by President Mahama to spearhead mediation efforts to resolve the decades-old chieftaincy dispute in Bawku.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was appointed in early 2025 by President Mahama to facilitate dialogue aimed at ending the protracted chieftaincy dispute in Bawku.
The engagement process began with separate consultations between the Asantehene and the rival factions in April. After a brief pause, the discussions resumed the following month and have since helped to stabilise the security situation in the municipality.
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