President John Agyekum Kufuor on Wednesday, said he was committed to a thorough investigation into the circumstances leading to the crisis in the Dagbon State of the Northern region, last month.
“I am also committed to a peaceful and sustainable settlement of the crisis,” Mr Kwabena Agyepong, Deputy Government Spokesman, quoted him when he briefed newsmen at the Castle, Osu, after the President had held separate closed door meetings with delegations from the Andani and Abudu Gates, the two factions in the crisis.
President Kufuor said the State of Emergency was declared in the area to prevent further loss of lives and property and thanked the factions for their co-operation with the five-member Presidential fact-finding team and the Six-member Council of State team, which visited the area.
He also thanked the chiefs and people especially those from Yendi for their co-operation with the police and military personnel keeping the peace for the relative calm in the town.
Mr Agyepong said both factions in the crisis expressed their appreciation to the government for the swift manner it brought the situation under control and expressed their preparedness to have frank and objective discussions with the Mediation Team and others involved in discussing the issue.
He said the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, a member of the Mediation Team was expected in Accra in the morning of Thursday, for a closed door meeting with President Kufuor and the Nayiri Gamni Muhammadu and the Yagbon-Wura, Bawa Doshie II.
Mr Agyepong said the team would later hold separate meetings with the factions with the Presidential fact-finding team participating. The Kumbun-Na Yiri II led the Andani Gate while the Nanton-Na Sule led the Abudu gate.
Source: GhanaWeb
