Former Vice President and NPP 2024 Presidential Candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called for a ceasefire and peace in the long-standing Bawku conflict between the Kusasis and Mamprusis.

Speaking in Nalerigu in the North East Region on Tuesday during the NPP's Thank You Tour, Dr Bawumia expressed sadness over the deadly conflict. He described the two factions as “the same people with so many things in common.”

“We are the same people with so many things in common,” he said.
“Our languages are almost the same. We have inter-married. We are one people.”
“Let us give peace in Bawku a chance through the many things that unite us.”

Dr Bawumia also condemned what he called “deliberate lies” told about him during the 2024 election campaign. He criticised attempts to politicise the Bawku conflict. He urged all parties to support the mediation efforts led by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

“They spread wicked lies that I was buying weapons for the Mamprusis,” he said.
“That was a wicked and unfortunate lie.”

“Those who peddled these lies have been exposed,” he added.
“This should be a lesson to stop using Bawku for political gain.”

He called for unity and said peace in Bawku must be the top priority.

“The peace of Bawku and its surroundings should matter more than ambition,” he said.
“I want to see an end to the killings of innocent people.”
“I pray the Asantehene's mediation team brings the peace we need.”