Wonder Madilo, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communications team, has criticised the National Peace Council and the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), accusing both institutions of failing to play proactive roles in addressing violent conflicts across the country.
His comments come in the wake of violent clashes in Gbinyiri, a farming community in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District, which erupted over a controversial land sale involving the local chief and a private developer. The conflict left six people dead, injured 18 others, and displaced thousands of residents. Several homes, including the Chief’s Palace, were destroyed in the violence.
Interior Minister Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka confirmed that more than 13,000 Ghanaians have fled into neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire as refugees, with Ivorian authorities placing the exact figure at 13,253.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Monday, September 8, 2025, Mr. Madilo said both the NCCE and the Peace Council have been absent in moments when their intervention was most needed.
“We have lost touch as a country because NCCE and the National Peace Council have been lost on the radar when it comes to matters like this, or lost it when it comes to the reason why they were put together,” he said.
He further argued that both institutions are reactive rather than preventive, only appearing during crises or elections.
Mr. Madilo also faulted the NCCE for failing to execute its civic education mandate, stressing that the issue cannot always be attributed to lack of funding.
“Their ineffectiveness has nothing to do with resources. Resources flow to people who deliver. When you are delivering, people look at you from a distance and say they want to support. You cannot sit in your room and always say you are looking for resources,” he argued.
According to him, many civic institutions receive significant support from development partners and private entities, not just the government. He suggested that if the NCCE had been more active, the Gbinyiri situation could have been averted.
“When NCCE decides to work in this country, we will have fewer problems. With this conflict, I would have thought they would have partnered with national security to engage people. But no, and yet they have offices all over the country, yet nothing,” he lamented.
Please download our HOTDIGITAL ONLINE APP and follow HotDigital Online on our social media platforms to stay updated on our upcoming initiatives.
#HotDigitalHealthAwareness #CommunityHealth #GhanaNursesAssociationUK #HealthMatters #HotDigitalOnline #StrongerTogether
