Director of the Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Centre, Professor Kwesi Aning, has asserted that the decades-old conflict in Bawku speaks to the failures that have characterised the nation's security governance.
Security measures in Bawku have been intensified ahead of Ghana's pivotal December 7 general elections, with travellers undergoing rigorous checks before being escorted into the area.
This heightened security is in response to Bawku being identified as a potential hotspot for electoral violence.
In a submission on EIB Network's Election Countdown ahead of the general election, the security consultant said those shortcomings had created a situation where security strategies adopted to address the conflict have not worked. "Bawku epitomises some of the failures we've had in our security governance.
