National Security Ministry to Ayariga: Your claim over budget allocation for Bawku conflict could exacerbate tensions
The Ministry of National Security has dismissed allegations made by Mahama Ayariga, Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, regarding a monthly budget allocation of GHC6 million to address the Bawku conflict. According to the Ministry, the MP’s statements could exacerbate tensions and endanger the lives of state security and intelligence personnel in the area. Ayariga … The post National Security Ministry to Ayariga: Your claim over budget allocation for Bawku conflict could exacerbate tensions appeared first on Asaase Radio.
The Ministry of National Security has dismissed allegations made by Mahama Ayariga, Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, regarding a monthly budget allocation of GHC6 million to address the Bawku conflict.
According to the Ministry, the MP’s statements could exacerbate tensions and endanger the lives of state security and intelligence personnel in the area.
Ayariga had alleged that the National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, was given GHC6,000,000 monthly by the Finance Ministry to manage the Bawku conflict.
Speaking on Woezor TV on Saturday, 3 August, Ayariga stated that despite the large sum of money allocated to the Ministry, there was no evidence of work completed.
The National Security Ministry, in a statement, noted that “such statements have the potential to disinform and misinform the citizens of Bawku, reignite tensions, and endanger the lives of the personnel of state security and Intelligence agencies involved in the operations, and should, therefore, not be encouraged by well-meaning Ghanaians.”
The Ministry said it was responsible for designing and coordinating security operations nationwide in collaboration with relevant security and intelligence agencies.
“In response to the sharp and troubling escalation of the inter-ethnic tensions in Bawku in 2021, which led to the tragic loss of hundreds of innocent lives, including women and children, displacement of people, and disruption of economic activities, the Ministry, as a matter of urgency, established a special operation in February 2023 to maintain peace in Bawku and its environs, as well as other areas in the North East Region affected and impacted by the conflict,” the statement said.
“A budget allocation of GHC6,000,000 per month was made to support these operations, which included a Special Task Force. These funds cover essential operational costs, such as fuel supplies for Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) and other operational vehicles; the provision and delivery of food rations for personnel of the Task Force; special intelligence operations, and other civil-military activities aimed at building societal cohesion and stability in Bawku,” it further stated.
Read the full statement below
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