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Executive Director of the Alliance for Christian Advocacy Africa, Dr. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has emphasised the need for a collective effort from faith-based organisations to help end the protracted Bawku conflict.
The former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana stated that it is time for churches and other religious bodies to play an active role in silencing the guns.
Rev. Dr. Opuni-Frimpong made the clarion call in an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, expressing grave concern over the instability, which he said poses an existential threat to lives and livelihoods.
“Where is the church? We cannot say we have nothing to do in the Bawku conflict. All the churches have people in Bawku. Where is Islam, the Muslim leaders? The police are doing what they can, but what about the faith-based organisations who have schools and other institutions in Bawku?
“We can come together and embark on a peace march, engage the chiefs, youth groups, and appeal for calm. We must silence the guns, so faith-based leaders must come together and ask ourselves: what is our role in silencing the guns?” he admonished.
His comments follow a resurgence of the conflict, which has claimed the lives of two police officers, left others injured, and disrupted healthcare delivery.
He appealed directly to churches and religious leaders nationwide to rise above ethnic divisions and stand in solidarity with the people of Bawku.
“The real issue is that the people of Bawku are part of us; they are Ghanaians. We share common blood. And what is happening is a shame—the deaths and all they have witnessed. Let’s leave the Kusasi, Mamprusi thing. Let’s see them as our people. How many people do we want to see dead before we move in?” he questioned.
Meanwhile, the Executive Director of the Alliance for Christian Advocacy Africa commended the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for his efforts to resolve the conflict and promote peace.
