Security analyst, Professor Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, has criticized President John Mahama's top security officials, accusing them of providing the president with inaccurate assessments of the chieftaincy crisis in Bawku-a conflict that has led to numerous deaths.
Speaking in an interview with Joy FM, monitored by GhanaWeb on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, the outspoken expert said the security officers misinterpreted the situation, which led them to encourage the president to visit the troubled Upper East town. "Our risk assessments have at best been hollow and at worst utterly disgraceful.
What was concluded that encouraged His Excellency the President to go to Bawku triumphantly?
It means that the security chiefs around the President misread the signals and gave him the impression that everything was fine-that we were on our way to peace.
