Executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Kusaug Traditional Area have described the recent destruction of the Bawku Naba’s statue as a deliberate and provocative act, warning that it amounts to a declaration of war against the people of Kusaug. 

The incident occurred on July 13, during what the party claims was a coordinated assault backed by military escorts.

At a press conference on Tuesday, July 15, the executives expressed deep alarm over what they consider the state’s complicity in the violence. 

“This government has not only failed to protect our people but has desecrated the image of our revered overlord, His Royal Majesty Zugraan Bawku Naba, by setting ablaze his statue—an act that is provocative and amounts to a declaration of war,” they stated.

The group criticised the government’s response to the longstanding Bawku chieftaincy dispute, describing it as weak and misguided. 

“Instead of taking bold and lawful measures to resolve the chieftaincy issue, the government has outsourced responsibility to the Asantehene while perpetrators of violence walk free,” they said.

The executives warned that the continued tolerance of such acts would only deepen mistrust.