Interior Minister Mubarak Mohammed-Muntaka has inaugurated a seven-member mediation committee tasked with resolving the Gbenyiri land conflict in the Savannah Region within one month.
The violent clashes, which erupted on August 23, 2025, in Gbenyiri, Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District, have since spread to nearby villages, claiming several lives, destroying property, and displacing more than 50,000 people.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony at the Interior Ministry in Accra on Monday, September 8, 2025, Muntaka said the committee was formed on the directive of the National Security Council, reflecting government's commitment to peace, security, and social cohesion.
The committee's terms of reference include facilitating the safe return of displaced residents, assessing the conflict's scope and impact, evaluating losses, promoting reconciliation and dialogue, recommending sustainable peace-building measures, supporting livelihood restoration, and strengthening local institutions. "The Government of His Excellency expects that you will conduct your duties with impartiality, transparency, and inclusiveness, engaging all stakeholders, traditional authorities, opinion leaders, civil society, and security agencies, so that peace and trust can be rebuilt," the Interior Minister said.
