NDC MPs Are Hypocrites - Dagbon Congress

The Co-ordinator of the Dagbon Consultative Congress, Sheikh Suleman Mahama Sibidow says the Minority’s boycott of the voting to extend the state of emergency in Dagbon and their subsequent explanation is an exhibition of crass opportunism and hypocrisy.

He noted that the problem in Dagbon started from 1979 when the former President and Leader of the AFRC regime, Jerry Rawlings ordered Mr Adumoah Bossman, a legal officer of the AFRC to draft a decree to withdraw the Council’s recognition of the Ya Na.

However, Major Boakye Gyan took advantage of Rawlings’ absence to Cuba to prepare a decree, which rather recognized the defacto position of the Ya Na. He wondered why the NDC could not do anything to unite Dagbon but are now behaving as if they were friends to Dagbon.

Sheikh Sibidow asked all who are not original members of both Andani and Abudu to desist from compounding the problem with untenable demands which they know cannot be met because the real truth surrounding the 26th-27th March crisis in Yendi has been sacrificed on the altar of political opportunism.

He said it is as a result of the government’s inefficiency and incompetence and the people who call themselves Andanis that the Dagbon crisis have been politicized.

According to Sheikh Sibidow, the original Andanis and the immediate family of the Ya Na are not party to the current intransigent uncompromising stand based on misinformation and blind prejudice against innocent but perceived perpetrators.

DAGBON CHIEF CONDEMNS PROPOSED DEMONSTRATION

According to the paper, the decision by the Dagbon Youth Association to take to the streets of Accra to demonstrate against the manner in which the Dagbon crisis is being handled has been harshly condemned by the head of Tema Dagomba Community.

Speaking in a telephone interview with the paper, Alhaji Mashood Mumuni said that the intended demonstration would not be of any benefit to the people of Dagbon since it will only add more insults to injury.

The youth, according to him, should rather concentrate on how to support the government in finding a lasting solution to the crisis thereby lifting the state of emergency in the area.

He said, however, that though the state of emergency had contributed greatly in ensuring peace in the area, it is not in favour of most Dagombas because they have not been able to carry out their daily activities effectively as they should.