The Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has told the people of the Upper West to reject John Dramani Mahama in the forthcoming presidential polls owing to how he deceived them four years ago.
Addressing a durbar of Chiefs and people of Mirigu in the Chiana Paga Constituency during the first day of his tour of the Upper East Region, Dr Bawumia said former President Mahama played the tribal card by convincing the people of the region that he’s one of their own hence they should vote massively for him.
The outspoken Vice President further said when Mahama managed to ride on the faith imposed in him by the people, he never developed the area. He challenged the leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to name just one single development project his government undertook in the Upper East Region under the failed Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) initiative.
He said;
‘The people of Upper East, I know you will recall that in 2008, former President Mahama came to this region and the north and told us we should vote for him because he was our northern brother. That we should vote for him because he was our northern brother,” Dr Bawumia said.
He went into office for eight years as Vice President and President. Can the Upper East tell us what exactly did John Mahama do for the Upper East Region for eight years? What legacy did John Mahama leave in the Upper East Region after eight years?
“The signature development programme for the northern region was SADA. Upper East Region, what are the projects that SADA left behind? Can you point to any project after $100m? Where are the projects? Of course, we know about the guinea fowls that flew to Burkina Faso.’
He further asked the people to turn their attention to the ruling government so they can elevate the region to the status that will inure to their own benefits.
He further said if they vote for number one, they are taking one step forward; number two is two steps backwards. Dr. Bawumia said Nana Akufo Addo has demonstrated without any doubt that the upper east has seen and will see more development under his leadership.
SOURCE: www.Ghgossip.com
