Upper East: I’ll complete all projects abandoned by Akufo-Addo-Bawumia govt – Mahama

John Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, has expressed disappointment at the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government for abandoning several projects initiated during his administration.

Addressing chiefs and queen mothers at the Bawku Naba Palace in the Upper East Region, Mr. Mahama vowed to complete these projects, which he believes will drive development and relieve unemployment.

Mr. Mahama highlighted several stalled projects, including the Garu hospital, which has been abandoned since 2015, and the Bolga-Bawku-Pulmakom road, left unfinished since 2015.

He also mentioned the Eastern Corridor project, conceptualised by Prof. Mills and continued by his government, but still incomplete.

Mr. Mahama assured the people that he would prioritise and complete these projects when elected, underscoring their potential to improve lives and boost economic growth.

He stated that the Tamne irrigation project, for instance, will bring 3000 hectares of land under irrigation, benefiting four districts and enabling young people to engage in dry-season gardening and all-year-round farming.

“There have been many issues that have been raised by Bawku Naba, one is the government hospital. There’s a hospital we were building in Garu, which unfortunately has been abandoned, I can assure the people of Garu that when we come, we’ll continue and finish that hospital so that they can have access to modern health facilities. there are many projects that we were working on that unfortunately have stalled.”

”I remember I cut a sod for the start of Bolga-Bawku-Pulmakom road sometime in 2015, we expected that that road would have been completed today. As of now the contractor has left the site and the road has been abandoned. I can assure my father Bawku Naba that when we come, we’ll tackle that road and finish it.”

“Prof. Mills conceptualised the idea of the Eastern Corridor project and we started it in the time of Prof. Mills. I came in and continued and did the segment between Nakpanduri and Oti Damanko. There’s another segment from Nakpanduri through to Kulungugu, that segment hasn’t been started yet, I can assure you that when we come, depending on the availability of resources, we’ll prioritise that road, we’ll complete the Eastern Corridor road so that it’ll make easier to move from here to the South.”

“I also cut sod to start the Tamne irrigation project and we didn’t complete it before we left. We finished phase one; this government continued it slowly but still, it hasn’t been done. This project will bring about 3000 hectares of land under irrigation so that our young people can do dry season gardening, they can do all-year-round gardening so that they don’t go down South to look for menial jobs.

“So, when we come, we’ll continue the Tamne project because we know it’s going to benefit four districts in this area.”