Source:Isaac Amoah/ tntnewspapergh.com
The Vice-President and Presidential Candidate for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, was on Monday, 4th November 2024, accorded a rousing welcome by the chiefs and elders of the Atwima Mponua Constituency, as he commences a 15-day tour of the Ashanti Region.
The campaign, which starts from Monday, 4th November, is expected to afford Dr. Bawumia the opportunity to meet and greet stakeholders, share his vision and appeal for their votes.
The tour began officially at Atwima Mponua, specifically at Ntroboso, with his programme dubbed: “Meet & greet stakeholders”, which was followed by a mini rally at Nyinahin.
The second constituency visited was Atwima Nwabiagya South with similar activities. Dr. Bawumia met and greeted stakeholders inside the Church of Pentecost, Toase, near the municipal capital Nkawie. Besides, a mini rally was held at Abuakwa R/C School Park.
Dr. Bawumia was accorded overwhelming endorsement by the chiefs, the clergy, imams, Zongo chiefs, as well as small-scale miners, in all the constituencies visited.
Nana Atakora Mensah II, the Chief of Ntroboso, joined the clergy and imams to also endorse Dr. Bawumia and the NPP Parliamentary Candidate for the Atwima Mponua Constituency, Mr. Seth Osei Akoto.
The chief appealed for the continued improvement of the road network in the area. He, however, pushed for the establishment of a nursing training college in the area to ensure enrolment in a nursing training college by the youth in the area.
On his part, Mr. Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako aka Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the party, enumerated the significance of Free SHS education, which he said had bridged the gap between the poor and the rich as far as the enrolment of students to second cycle institutions was concerned.
Chairnan Wontumi, therefore, urged voters to go out and vote massively for Dr. Bawumia and the Parliamentary Candidate for the various constituencies, who are both number one on the ballot paper.
The vice-president, who is also the NPP Presidential Candidate, Dr. Bawumi, appealed for the support of all eligible voters.
Dr. Bawumia revealed that his government’s number one priority would be agriculture because about 60% of the Ghanaian population are farmers.
He said more investment would be put into irrigation, processing, provision of agricultural inputs to farmers, among other interventions.
Aside from that, to address the high electricity bills, his government intends to implement solar power energy to ensure low tariffs .
This, he said, is expected to reduce electricity tariff by 50%. He also intends to implement women’s trade empowerment funds to support women traders.
“Ghanaian women will only need Ghana card to access the facility. The small scale-miners will also be assisted to secure the necessary licence to mine responsibly. That Minerals Development Bank will also be introduced to support responsible mining,” he said.
Dr. Bawumia said his government would amend Section 63 of Chieftaincy Act to give more power to our chiefs.
That his government will extend the payment of allowance to paramount chiefs, divisional chiefs and queens.
Another policy his government intends to implement to support churches and Islamic institutions is to classify the faith institutions as development partners to enable them to continue to support development.
