05/05/2025
MAYA PRESS RELEASE 05-05-25
Ref: MAYA-PRS2025/1 May 5, 2025
UPDATE ON THE ASANTEHENE LED PEACE MEDIATION FOR BAWKU
The Mamprugu Youth Association (MAYA) İssues this statement to clarify the recent, widely circulated claims made by key
Kusasi representatives regarding the mediation led by His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to restore lasting peace in Bawku and its surroundings.
We hold in the highest regard the authority, neutrality, and wisdom of the Asantehene, His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu
II, whose exceptional leadership in this delicate matter has garnered admiration both nationally and internationally. Thus, from the onset of the mediation process, the youth of Mamprugu and representatives of the Nayiri, His Royal Majesty Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to peace by engaging in the process in good faith. We have maintained disciplined silence in public and upheld the confidentiality protocols established at the outset of the mediation, believing that discretion, rather than public posturing, best serves the mediation process.
However, we have been conpelled to Issue this statement solely due to the to profoundly misleading and potentally dangerous remarks made on April 29, 2025, by key Kusasi representatives following their meeting with the Asantehene. In particular, Mr. Maxwell Agbambilla and Mr. David Adoliba, serving as legal counsel and seeretary to Mr. Aninchema Asigri Abugrago Azoka, respectively, publicly asserted that the Asantehene had declared Bawku the exclusive territory of the Kusasis. They further claimed that the Asantehene had instructed the Nayiri (the King of Mamprugu), His Royal Majesty Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, to relinquish any claim to Bawku as part of his traditional jurisdiction.
Records of these statements were subsequently published widely on social media platforms.
These claims are entirely false and reckless, intended to mislead the public and escalate tensions. They represent a deliberate attempt by Mr. Maxwell Agbambilla and Mr. David Adoliba to disrespect the authority of the Asantehene and undemine the integrity of the mediation process. Therefore, we reject these falsehoods outright and urge the public and the media to treat them with the
contempt they deserve.
Accordingly, we respectfully appeal to His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu ll to firmly condemn the irresponsible conduct
of Mr. Maxwell Agbambilla and Mr. David Adoliba and to decisively address these breaches of protocol. This action will deter
similar irresponsible and dangerous acts by any party or stakeholder, thereby safeguarding the integrity of the mediation
process.
The decorum and restraint exhibited by the youth of Mamprugu and representatives of the Nayiri stem from our deep respect
for the Asantehene and the Naviri, as well as our enduring faith in the mediation process.
To our fellow peace-loving youth and people of Mamprugu, remain calm, vigilant, resolute, and steadfast in our pursuit of a just peace, grounded in truth, faimess, and respect for tradition. Our strength lies not in reacting to provocations and blatant falsehoods, but in our dignity, discipline, and unwavering confidence in the leadership of the Nayiri and his delegation.
We have unwavering faith in the Asantehene's leadership, wisdom, fairness, and profound understanding of the
centuries-old traditions and customs that govern how and who becomes a chief in Ghana.