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NPP UNLAWFULLY ARRESTED TWO OF OUR MEN.... LAWYER ISSIFU MAHMOUD
The NDC parliamentary candidate for the Binduri Constituency has slammed the NPP for the recent arrest of two young men from Bawku in connection with the burning of a vehicle belonging to the NPP at Atuba.
The two young men, Muniru and Azimbe, were pick up by the military, brutally manhandled and later sent to Accra. The young men sustained injuries and had to receive medical attention at the Vineyard hospital in Bawku.
Lawyer Issifu Mahmoud has also chastised the minister for Roads and highways Francis Asenso-Boakye for failing to fulfill the promise he pledged to the people of the Upper East Region during his visit to the area sometime back.
The minister visited the region on the 12th June 2024 to inspect road projects in the area and promised that, the contractor working on the Bolga-Bawku-Polumakom road would return to site quickly.
After almost three months, the promise has not materialized, leaving the road in deteriorating state.
The NDC candidate at a campaign grounds chastised the minister for failing to fulfill his promise, stating that, the NPP government has marginalized the people of the Upper East Region. "The contractor left the Bolga-Bawku-Polumakom road work, to work on another road at Suame, Kumasi. The NPP does not value the people of this area" Yussif Mahmud esq stated earlier.
Motorist who spoke to Metro News appealed to the government to complete the road project in order to enhance easy business transaction in the area.
This road project starts from the Bolgatanga Municipality through to the Bolgatanga East District, Nabdam district, Bawku West District, Binduri District, Bawku Municipal, Pusiga District to the Ghana-Togo border.
The road when completed, would serve as an easy transit for trucks that travel from the Ghanaian harbors to Togo, Niger, Burkina Faso and other neighboring countries.