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The Ghanaian government has taken a significant step towards resolving the deadly Gbenyiri land conflict in the Savannah Region by inaugurating a seven-member mediation committee. The committee, chaired by Mr. Emmanuel Habuka Bombande, has been tasked with finding a lasting solution to the conflict that has claimed several lives, destroyed property, and displaced over 50,000 people.
The conflict began on August 23, 2025, in Gbenyiri, Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District, and quickly spread to surrounding villages. The violence has resulted in a significant humanitarian crisis, with many residents forced to flee their homes and seek refuge in neighboring areas.
The Interior Minister, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, emphasized the government’s commitment to peace, security, and social cohesion. He outlined the committee’s terms of reference, which include facilitating the safe and dignified return of displaced residents, assessing the scope and dynamics of the conflict, evaluating losses and damages suffered, promoting reconciliation and dialogue, recommending sustainable peace-building mechanisms, supporting the restoration of livelihoods, and providing actionable recommendations to strengthen local institutions.
The committee’s mandate is to ensure the safe and dignified return of displaced residents to their homes, assess the scope and dynamics of the conflict to understand its root causes, evaluate the losses and damages suffered by individuals and communities affected by the conflict, promote reconciliation and dialogue among the feuding parties to foster peace and trust, recommend sustainable peace-building mechanisms to prevent future conflicts, support the restoration of livelihoods for affected communities, and provide actionable recommendations to strengthen local institutions and promote peace and stability in the region.
The committee is expected to submit its recommendations within one month, which will help restore long-term peace and stability in the Savannah Region. The government hopes that the committee will conduct its duties with impartiality, transparency, and inclusiveness, engaging with all stakeholders to rebuild peace and trust in the affected communities.
The seven-member mediation committee is chaired by Mr. Emmanuel Habuka Bombande and includes other notable members such as Alhaji Collins Dauda, Rev. Father Lazarus Annyere, Dr. Festus Aubyn, Sylvia Hormane Noagbesenu Esq, Prof. Ramatu Alhassan, and Dr. George Amoh, who will serve as the secretary. The Interior Minister assured the committee of full logistical and secretariat support from the Ministry and encouraged them to partner with civil society organizations, development partners, and faith-based institutions to achieve their mandate.
