Bawku Municipality a hitherto known hotbed for conflict and its surrounding districts marked this year’s Eld-Adha festival with a peace concert.
The concert, which was organized by the security agencies operating in the area and spearheaded by the Airborne detachment of the Ghana Armed Forces in collaboration with civil society groups brought together the youth, political parties, traditional authorities, the clergy and the Islamic community to embrace peace and to fraternize with each other.
The Airborne Band from Tamale provided melodious songs to the audience to entertain themselves on the day.
The concert, which is the first of its kind in the area, after the people in the area smoked peace pipe, saw most of the ethnic groups coming together to have fun.
Bawku Divisional Police Commander Chief Superintendent Yao Tetegah, in the company of some other top security commanders, charged the participants, especially the youth to be agents of change and peace.
He urged them to shun negative attitudes such as stealing, fighting, fomenting trouble among other things in society.
Mr Tetegah said the future was very promising for Bawku and encouraged the youth to endeavour to cultivate good lifestyles that would guarantee their development in future, adding that they would only enjoy the future when they become responsible leaders.
The Bawku Inter-Ethnic Peace Committee which is the focal agent for initiating the peace process in the area commended the organizers of the programme for bringing the people together and making them understand that they were one people with a common destiny.
The activities prior to the concert begun with a clean up exercise organized by the Bawku for Peace Association and a float by members of the White Dove Keep-Fit Club and some members of the community through the principal streets of Bawku to preach peace and unity.
