THE Chief of Tamale, Dakpema Mohammed Alhassan Dawuni, has entreated residents particularly the youth to channel their energies into more productive ventures like farming instead of engaging in acts of lawlessness in the metropolis.
He also urged the youth to cultivate the habit of forgiveness and eschew lies to help maintain the prevailing peace in the area.
The Dakpema said this when Ms Marian Abdul Rauf (Nasara), Ghana’s Most Beautiful, paid a courtesy call on him at his palace at the weekend.
The visit was to seek the advice, prayers and protection of the Dakpema, as well as ask permission from him to embark on a tour of the area.
It was part of her project work aimed at fostering peace and unity in communities in Ghana. It was organised by Tarch House, a show business company.
The chief observed that peace in Dagbon was paramount and should be put above all parochial considerations.
“We need to examine ourselves particularly the conflicts and leaders must endeavour to guide their followers in order not to bring chaos into the society,” he further pointed out.
He stressed the need for the aged, women and children, who constituted the most vulnerable groups in the region, to be taken care of properly.
Ms Rauf pledged her commitment towards the achievement of peace in Dagbon.
She noted that the people of the Northern Region and for that matter Dagbon were one people hence the need for unity to prevail for accelerated development of the area.
The beauty queen assured the chief and residents of Tamale and Dagbon that she was willing to work with them to achieve peace because without it they could not achieve development, adding that they were one people and she did not see the reason why they should continue fighting amongst ourselves
Ms Rauf made references to a popular saying to back her statement, stressing, “He who does not know where he is going does not also know where he is coming from.”
She said the Dagbon chieftaincy problem should not divide the people of the region such that its people would lose focus of its development agenda.
Ms Rauf urged the youth to join in the crusade to preach peace and support her peace-building efforts and emphasised that Dagbon had a lot to offer to the world and said the earlier residents buried their differences the better they cold contribute meaningfully to the development of their respective communities.
The Chief Executive Officer of Tarch House, Deema Naa, Mohammed Hafiz Abdallah, said the project would ultimately help promote peace in Dagbon and other communities in northern Ghana.
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