The Savannah Regional Peace Council has urged calm among Salaga residents following violent clashes between supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The supporters on Thursday hurled stones and other objects at each over the recent launch of DRIP equipment by President Nana Akufo-Addo which provided road materials and vehicles to each constituency.
Both parties reportedly urged their supporters to gather and receive the DRIP equipment from Damongo, with each side claiming ownership of the materials.
This led to a physical confrontation, resulting in two people being seriously injured and rushed to the Salaga District Hospital, while others sustained minor injuries.
However, the Council in a statement signed by the Regional Chairman, Rev Father Lazarus Annyereh commended the Police for their swift intervention.
“We thank the Police, our revered Traditional Authorities, and all duty-bearers who have
intervened or are planning to do so.
“We appeal to residents of Salaga and the entire Savannah region to remain calm and exercise maximum restraint as we all work to confront our common and greatest enemies; poverty and underdevelopment,” it said.
Condemning the incident, the Council urged the leadership of both parties to call their
supporters to order immediately and to take appropriate actions to end the disturbance.
“We also want lessons learned from what caused the disturbance in Salaga to be
immediately applied by all regional party leadership in the region to ensure that we do
not have similar incidents anywhere in the region,” the statement admonished.
Source: Adomonline.com
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 Read the full statement below: