{"id":189111,"date":"2016-02-11T14:53:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T14:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=189111"},"modified":"2016-02-11T14:53:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T14:53:03","slug":"increasing-violence-not-linked-to-nov-elections-kwesi-aning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/02\/increasing-violence-not-linked-to-nov-elections-kwesi-aning\/","title":{"rendered":"Increasing violence not linked to Nov. elections &#8211; Kwesi Aning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Security Analyst, Dr. Kwesi Aning, says the increasing cases of violence reported across the country cannot be directly linked to the general elections scheduled for November this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr. Aning however\u00a0warned there could be more of such chaotic incidents this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Security Analyst stated the number of conflicts being recorded across\u00a0the country \u201cwill get much worst but would be\u00a0unrelated to the elections probably towards the middle of this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He lamented that though there would \u00a0be a surge in violence, leaders of the country will still have &#8220;a rather naive perception that we are a good people, we are religious and therefore we will always move to the brink and pull back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;wYo0XgITikXj8XBlKyxtQQExxgJWJcoP&#8221;]Ghana has within the past few months recorded a number of violent related cases in the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They include the standoff between Fulani herdsmen and indigenes of Agogo in the Ashanti Region, the conflict in Bunkpurugu and the most recent one being the fight between Muslim youth in Tafo and the traditional authorities in the area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking on the <strong>Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong>, Dr. Aning said the expected escalation can be explained by failure to understand the transforming nature of peace and security in the country due to what he calls an\u00a0erroneous belief that Ghanaians are laid back or peaceful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although he said the violence are unrelated to the upcoming general elections, he said the\u00a0state should be concerned about the unhealthy developments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2026They are unconnected to the election and that should be the extent to which we should necessarily be over burdened by what is happening. 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