General News of Monday, 30 December 2019Source: dailyguidenetwork.comBawku Naba rejects call to join ‘Western Togoland’Bawku Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka IIThe Over-Lord of the Bawku Traditional Area, Zug-Raan Bawku Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II, has rejected calls by some persons to join the ‘Western Togoland.’“I admit having been contacted by persons advocating for secession of parts from Ghana a number of times, but I want to assure you that I do not buy into their wishes. It is not in the interest of my chiefs and people to split my traditional area between two States. Zug-Raan Bawku Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II was speaking through his secretary at the climax of the 32nd annual Samanpiid festival held in Bawku in the Upper East Region. Though the Bawku Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II did not mention the names of the persons who came to him to get parts of the Bawku Traditional Area to join a new state, it is suspected that the persons are connected to a group seeking to create a new state (Western Togoland) out of Ghana’s territory. Others included Members of Parliament from the Bawku Traditional Area, as well as the Minister of Aviation and MP for Navrongo Central, Joseph Kofi Adda.

Source: GhanaWeb December 29, 2019 19:07 UTC