"Government has a special plan to accelerate development in the newly created regions" - Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia
The Vice President assured the people in the North East Region in his visit to celebrate the Damba Festival
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Vice President of Ghana, Mahamadu Bawumia has assured residents in the newly created regions that the New Patriotic Party’s government has a special plan to speed up progress through infrastructure development in the conceived Regions.
He addressed that the transformation agenda of the government is to improve the quality of life of Ghanaians with massive infrastructures to kick-start soon.
"President Akufo-Addo will be cutting sod for the construction of the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam and irrigation project at the end of November 2019 at Pwalugu. The irrigation facilities will help boost agricultural production. It will also be a permanent solution to the perennial flooding from the Bagre dam." he assured.
"Government has a special plan to accelerate development in the newly created regions. For North East region, the sod will be cut for the construction of a model senior high school at Kpasenpke this month. The water systems for Nalerigu, Gambaga, wholesale, wungu and gbimsi are 90 per cent complete and will also be commissioned by December. Several key roads will also be constructed in the region with most to commence before the end of the year." Dr Bawumia added.
Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia was in Nalerigu, his hometown for the 2019 Damba Festival with the first gathering by the Nayiri, Chiefs and People to have a conversion future since the creation of the North East region in 2019.
He also made a special appeal to the chiefs and people of the entire region and Ghana to campaign for and VOTE YES in the upcoming 17th December referendum.
The Overlord of Mamprugu Kingdom, the Nayiri, Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga II, numbered out various infrasturctures that Nana Akufo Addo’s government has afforded the Region and expressed sincere gratitude through Dr. Bawumia. He assured him that the 2020 polls will be a platform to demonstrate their appreciation towards the kind gesture.
"I wish to pay glowing tribute to President Akufo-Addo and Dr. Bawumia for the able manner you have kept the ship at state on an even keel since assumption of office.
" The more than stellar performance of the NPP government has won the admiration of Ghanaians and the world at large. Ghanaians would definitely appreciate this gesture come election 2020," he said.
He recognized government for the introduction of various policies and programmes, such as the Planting for Food and Jobs, the free SHS policy, the One Village-One Dam, unprecedented economic growth, creation of jobs, and the One District- One Factory policies, as part of efforts toward the transformation of lives of Ghanaians.
