President John Dramani Mahama has called on the National Peace Council to prioritise the protracted Bawku conflict.

He urged the Council's newly inaugurated Governing Board to proactively identify and address emerging conflicts across the country to prevent their escalation.

President Mahama made the call during the inauguration of a 13-member Governing Board of the National Peace Council at the Jubilee House in Accra on Thursday, May 8.

The Board is chaired by Most Rev.