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    The National Peace Council refutes allegations made by a spokesperson for the Nogokpo community that the Paramount Chief of Some was compromised after a visit by the Peace Council. The spokesperson claimed the chief was bribed regarding an impasse between Nogokpo and a church founder. However, the Peace Council states it held an open meeting with the chief and others, and never met privately with the chief. The Council calls on the spokesperson to retract the false statement and apologize, and urges media to verify information before publishing about the Council.

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    The National Peace Council refutes allegations made by a spokesperson for the Nogokpo community that the Paramount Chief of Some was compromised after a visit by the Peace Council. The spokesperson claimed the chief was bribed regarding an impasse between Nogokpo and a church founder. However, the Peace Council states it held an open meeting with the chief and others, and never met privately with the chief. The Council calls on the spokesperson to retract the false statement and apologize, and urges media to verify information before publishing about the Council.

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    Peace Council Rejoinder Nogokpo Agyinasare Impasse Final

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    The National Peace Council refutes allegations made by a spokesperson for the Nogokpo community that the Paramount Chief of Some was compromised after a visit by the Peace Council. The spokesperson claimed the chief was bribed regarding an impasse between Nogokpo and a church founder. However, the Peace Council states it held an open meeting with the chief and others, and never met privately with the chief. The Council calls on the spokesperson to retract the false statement and apologize, and urges media to verify information before publishing about the Council.

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    And date of this letter REPUBLIC OF GHANA ACCRA
    Should be quoted NATIONAL PEACE COUNCIL Tel: +233-302-919308
    Our Ref: NPC/HQ/ADMIN/23 HEAD OFFICE Email:info@peacecouncil.gov.gh
    Website:www.peacecouncil.gov.gh
    Your Ref. No: Digital Address: GA-054-9209
    Date: October 28, 2023

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    RE: THE PARAMOUNT CHIEF FOR SOME ALLEGEDLY COMPROMISED AFTER


    PEACE COUNCIL VISIT – SPOKESPERSON OF NOGOKPO

    The attention of the National Peace Council has been drawn to publications on some media platforms to the
    effect that the Council has engaged in bribery in respect of the Nogokpo – Agyinasare impasse. The Council
    wishes to state that the allegations made by a supposed spokesperson for the Nogokpo community, Nufialaga
    Mawufemor Kobla Nornyigbey are not only false and unsubstantiated but totally unconscionable.

    In a publication by Ghanaweb and Pulse Ghana both online news portals on October 26, 2023, Nornyigbey
    claimed that Torgbiga Adamah III, the Paramount Chief of Some Traditional Area and President of the Some
    Traditional Council, had been compromised after a visit from the Peace Council regarding the impasse
    between Nogokpo and the Perez Chapel Founder, Bishop Charles Agyinasare.

    Nufialaga Mawufemor Nornyigbey also called for the scrapping of the National Peace Council, alleging that
    the Council's actions did not align with the pursuit of peace. As a statutory body established by the National
    Peace Council Act, 2011 (Act 818), the Council has a clear mandate to facilitate and develop conflict
    prevention, management, and resolution mechanisms to sustain peace in Ghana. The Council has intervened
    in many conflicts, including chieftaincy, political, communal, religious and other conflicts.

    Following Archbishop Charles Agyinasare's statement about "Nogokpo as the demonic headquarters of the
    Volta Region" in a video during his sermon at the 5-day Supernatural Empowerment Summit at Perez Dome
    in Dzorwulu, Accra, from May 22-26, 2023, the Council engaged all relevant stakeholders to work out a
    peaceful resolution. On June 5, 2023, the Council spoke with the Chief of Nogokpo, Torgbi Saba V, and
    issued him a "conflicts complaint form", which he completed and returned on June 9, 2023.

    On June 29, 2023, an eight-member team of the National Peace Council engaged the Some Traditional
    Council. Torgbiga Adamah III led his 13-member Traditional Council team, including Torgbi Saba V of
    Nogokpo and Torgbi Atsu-Gledza of Nogokpo-Agbakofe in the said meeting with the Peace Council
    delegation. We wish to state however, that Nufialaga Mawufemor Nornyigbey was absent at that meeting.
    The discussions were held in an open space with over twenty people present. Under no circumstances did
    the Council meet Torgbiga Adamah III in private or separately from the main meeting.
    The Council is calling on Nufialaga Mawufemor Nornyigbey to retract and apologize for his false and
    damaging statement full of unsubstantiated allegations. The Council also urges all stakeholders and
    especially our media partners to verify any issues associated with the National Peace Council before
    publishing any material on the Council.

    Thank you.

    SIGNED

    REV DR ERNEST ADU-GYAMFI


    CHAIRMAN

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