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John Dramani Mahama, a former president and National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, claims that the Bawku war ends if the NDC assumes control of the government.
“If you look at the history, you will find that anytime NDC is in government, there is peace in Bawku and surrounding areas. As soon as we hand over to our brothers, then, trouble starts,” he stated.
If his administration wins the forthcoming elections, he said that establishing lasting peace in Bawku will be its top goal. “We are going to work with the chiefs, the religious leaders, and everybody to make sure that we establish sustainable peace in Bawku,” he added.
The NDC flagbearer made these remarks during his four-day campaign visit in the Upper East Region, during which he addressed a durbar of chiefs and people at the Pusiga Naba’s Palace in the Pusiga District.
In reference to infrastructure projects, Mr. Mahama informed the Pusiga residents that his party was compiling a list of all federal projects that had been shelved and that, as a result of the economic downturn, his administration would not be launching any new initiatives in favor of concentrating on the shelved ones.
He said that abandoned medical projects could be found all across the nation, as well as abandoned classrooms, administrative buildings, and dormitory buildings at schools.
“These were built with taxpayers’ money, and if we do not complete it, then, it means that the money that has been put in there is locked up without giving any service to the people. So, we are going to concentrate and finish all those projects so that we can have use for them,” he said.
Even though Mr Mahama said his government would concentrate on abandoned projects, he, however, said some very critical projects would be considered, “And one is the road coming to Pusiga. It is very deplorable, and that is a part of the Bawku-Pulmakom road.
“It is Lot 11 of the Bawku-Pulmakom road. I cut the sod for that road in 2015, and I thought that by the time we come here, the road would have been completed. Unfortunately, when I was coming from Bolga, the Contractor had vacated the site completely.
“It is obvious that God designed that NDC should come back and finish the road that we started,” the former president said.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
