The
meeting is the third attempt by government to broker peace between the two
disputing communities in the decades old conflict over a disputed land.
In
December last year, there were renewed clashes following gunshots that left one
person dead. The violence in the two communities has persisted for years
despite several mediation attempts.
Vice
President Amissah-Arthur, who expressed unhappiness over the protracted
conflict, warned the feuding factions that government will no longer tolerate
the continuous violence being perpetrated in the area.
He said
the cycle of retaliation must end, as it was affecting the local economy of the
area since, whiles the cost of the conflict is also getting higher since government
has to spend lots of money in maintaining the police and the military there for
peacekeeping.
“Our
generation must decide that these things must come to an end. Our generation must
secure the future.”
