Nana Pantu Nangor II, the Chief of Subinso Number Two in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region, has appealed to the government to register the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of the Gbinyiri clash taking shelter in the area on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
He expressed worry that the health conditions of many of the IPDs, mostly children and nursing mothers kept deteriorating, saying they need the insurance cards to seek medical attention, calling for more humanitarian services for their upkeep too.
Nana Nangor II made the appeal in an interview with the media when Major (Rtd) Dr Joseph Bikankyi Kuyo, the Director General of National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) visited the community.
More than 800 IDPs, mostly women and children have fled their homes, taking shelter at some local communities in the Municipality, with Subinso Number Two hosting most of them.
Checks revealed that several others are also sheltered at Botenso, Nwoase and Nchiraa in the Municipality since the clash erupted at Gbinyiri, in the Salwa/Tuna/Kalba District of the Savannah region on Sunday, August 25, 2025.
Nana Nangor II said the IPDs required food aid, clothing, footwear, blankets and other consumables too.
Earlier, Maj (Rtd) Kuyo told the media that his visit was to assess the conditions of the IPDs and understand the situation better to determine the kind of assistance and interventions they needed.
He expressed the government’s appreciation to the chiefs and people of the area for their cooperation and assisting the IPDs, calling for more efforts to resolve the conflict and to bring lasting peace to Gbinyiri and its surrounding communities.
Maj (Rtd) Dr Kuyo was accompanied by Sheikh Ahmed Rufai Bolas, the Deputy Director General of NADMO in-charge of Technical Operations, Mrs Fati KIne-Lam, the Bono Regional Director of NADMO, Mr Suleiman Mohammed, the Wenchi Municipal Director NADMO.
Others were Superintendent George Kwakye, the Wenchi Municipal Police Commander and Madam Gloria Opoku Gyamfi, the Wenchi Municipal Chief Executive.
GNA
