BAWUMIA FACE TO FACE WITH ROADS IN UWR (PAGE 14)

THE New Patriotic Party running mate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Thursday came face to face with the bad nature of roads in the Upper West Region during his campaign tour of the region.
On two occasions, the convoy of the running mate had to wade and meander its way through dangerous manholes and potholes, particularly on the Tumu-Gwollu-Lambussie road.
The journey from Wa to Tumu, which should have taken two hours, was done in almost four hours.
No wonder, Dr Bawumia kept assuring the people of the region of the reversal of the situation when the proposed one billion Northern Development Authority (NDA) was established under the presidency of Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo.
Addressing separate durbars at Tumu, Gwollu, Lambussie, Nandom, Lawra and Jirapa, he regretted that after 50 years of independence the northern part of Ghana was still under- developed.
The NPP running mate said, a marketing board for cotton and sheanut would be established just as was done for the cocoa industry.
He, therefore, appealed to the people of the region to vote for the NPP in order to realise these dreams.
"It is time you changed the situation by voting for the NPP and its parliamentary candidates. It is time to send people to parliament to be part of the government to bring you development," he added.
Dr Bawumia asked the people to hold the NPP accountable should it renege on its promises to Ghanaians.
He paid tribute to Chief S.D. Dombo, Jatoe Kaleo, Naa Abeifaa Karbo and Mumuni Bawumia, for championing the cause of northern Ghana in the post independence era, and that he was privileged to step in their shoes.
He was optimistic that come December the NPP would win the elections, and therefore appealed to the people of the Upper West to vote for the party.
"I will not be a vice president for one particular people but a vice president for all Ghanaians. It is the vision of Nana to bridge the northern — southern gap, and you must therefore support us.
The Campaign Director of Nana Akufo Addo, Dr K.K. Apraku, appealed to voters in the region to change their pattern of voting.