A Board Member of the National Peace Council (NPC), Nana Dr Susubiribi Krobea Asante, who is also the Paramount Chief of Asante Asokore Traditional Area has expressed regret about Ghana’s recent decline in international peace ranking.
He said for a long time, Ghana was rated as the most peaceful country in West Africa and second in Sub-Saharan Africa and occupied the 40th position in the ranking in the whole world.
“Sadly, Ghana has lost her place as the most peaceful country in West Africa to Sierra Leone, and second most peaceful country in Sub-Saharan Africa to Botswana,” Nana Dr Asante stated at the commemoration of this year’s International Day of Peace in Accra.
The event, on the theme, “Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for the #GlobalGoals,” was organised by the National Peace Council in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) in Ghana.
Nana Dr Asante reiterated that Ghana had dropped 11 points to the 51st position in the world ranking.
He said the statistics meant that there was a significant increase in the incidence of conflicts in Ghana, and that substantial resources of the country were now devoted to the maintenance of peace instead of sustainable development.
“This retrogression must be reversed and imposes a duty on all citizens, all political parties, all civil society organisations, all traditional authorities, and all communities as well as all institutions of the state to join forces in eradicating conflicts and the realization of sustainable peace,” he said.
“In this regard the National Peace Council would like to seize this opportunity once again to appeal to the chiefs and people of the Bawku traditional area and other centres of conflict throughout the country to commit themselves to peace. Nobody gains from protracted conflicts.”
Source : Graphic
