Dagbon conflict is business for some people

Tamale, Nov 15, GNA - The Dagbon Chieftaincy conflict in the Northern Region is now more of a business for some people than a real succession issue, Mr Theophilus Ibrahima Dokurugu, Board Member of West Africa Network for Peace Building - Ghana (WANEP), has said.

Making a presentation at a Peace Reporting workshop for journalists drawn from the three Northern Regions in Tamale on Tuesday, Mr Dokurugu said the Dagbon issue continued to exist because some people were bent on ensuring that it raged on to enable them to continue to exploit it to advance their business interest.

The one-day workshop was organized by the Rural Media Network (RUMNET), a northern Ghana based NGO with the aim to exploring the usage of early warning, and conflict transformation in peace reporting.

It was also to sharpen the skills of journalists on conflict reporting in order'