Source: Onuaonline.com
The flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has assured the people of Bawku in the Upper East Region he will consider the creation of a new region for them.
Mr Dramani Mahama, who was speaking at the Zogran Palace on Day One of his Upper East Regi onal Campaign Tour in Bawku, said creating a new region within the area can be possible.
“My father, Bawku Naaba raised something with me and I discussed with him,” the former President began on Saturday, August 3.
“Your Member of Parliament, I’m aware, has written a letter to the Speaker, requesting that another region should be created out of the Upper East Region to cover the six constituencies in the Bawku area for reason of bringing government closer to the people [and] that’s the principal reason for which they create new regions and new districts.
“And the second reason is for security. Bawku is a special security zone because of the issues that have been happening here and so it will be a good proposal to have a region so that it can be a focus to make sure that we deal with the security issues as well as we can.
“And so I don’t think it is out of place because the criteria are dependent on population, they are dependent on land size and they are dependent on economic viability.”
He also assured the people his government will investigate the President and his family and those in govdernment who have engaged themselves in corruption for them to face the law.
Source: www.onuaonline.com
