Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has fiercely challenged former President John Dramani Mahama to mention just one legacy he left for the North during his reign as President of the Republic from 2012-2016.
Dr. Bawumia threw the challenge on Sunday 24th November 2019 when he joined the Chiefs and people of Nandom Traditional Area to celebrate the 31st annual Kakube Festival at Nandom in the Upper West Region.
Addressing the gathering, Dr. Bawumia questioned: “H.E John Mahama should tell Ghanaians one legacy that he left in Northern Ghana, just one when he was President for four and half years. What legacy did he leave?
"Is it the SADA that he left as a legacy for the North or it's the Guinea fowls that he left for Northerners" he rhetorically quizzed.
Vice President Bawumia noted that President Kwame Nkrumah left a legacy, Prime Minister Busia left a legacy, President Rawlings left a legacy, President Kufuor introduced the NHIS, free maternal health care, National School Feeding Programme, the LEAP Programme, Youth Employment Authority (YEA), Metro Mass amongst others.
"President Akufo- Addo has introduced the Planting for Food and Jobs, Free SHS, One Village One Dam, Zongo Development Fund, Rearing for Food and Jobs (RFJ), One Constituency One Ambulance, One District One Factory, One District One Warehouse. The construction of the Pwalugu Dam will also start this year. In addition, the President has brought peace to Dagbon and created two new regions (Savannah and North East). These are legacies President Akufo- Addo will be leaving after his tenure as President. What legacies can former President Mahama point to?" he asked.
The “Kakube” Festival is celebrated to mark the end of the farming season each year and to show appreciation to God for his guidance and protection during the farming season.
Since the festival historically takes its roots from agriculture, Dr Bawumia used the occasion to assess agricultural productivity in the three years of President Akufo-Addo’s government in the Nandom district to see the progress so far.
He recounted from some of the government’s agricultural-related flagship programmes such as the Planting for Food and Jobs, Planting for Export and Rural Development, Rearing for Food and Jobs, and One Village, One Dam, noting that the results were encouraging.
"For instance 12,711 farmers are benefiting under the Planting for Food and Jobs with a total cropped area of 18,014 hectares. Also, as a result of the subsidised fertilisers, seeds and other farm inputs provided by the government together with the timely sensitisation of farmers on agronomic practices by MOFA staff, there has been a quantum leap in crop yield in the Nandom Municipality. Farming season crop yield in the Municipality increased by 30% in 2018," the Vice President stated.
"Under the Planting for Export and Rural Development, so far a total of 68,000 cashew seedlings/seeds have been procured and distributed to about 600 farmers in 33 communities across the district. This intervention is expected in the long run to be a reliable source of income for farmers," he added.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Bawumia, you know there is no answer to your question because Mahama has no legacy in the North. You are really tormenting the NDC and Mr TIO. I pray Mahama survives before Election2020 because this is just the rehearsals from Bawumia. The NDc can only call you names and through insults at you
EEEIII BAWUMIA PAAAAA SOME US ARE TIRED OF YOU.CANT YOU FOCUS ON WHAT YOU PROMISE AND DELIVER? OK TELL US YOUR LEGACY NOW, SOME OF US DONT TAKE YOU SERIOUS ANY MORE
If we didn't know, now we Know who the INCOMPETENT one is. We have has enough lies, now there is nothing again you can say. You claim the money is right here in Ghana and there was no need to borrow. You have even borrowed more than the one you claim was incompetent. What you know best is to follow the Finance Minister like a 'boy' 'boy'. Your tricks and lies will not fly. Everyday Mahama. You're calling and inviting him... so he will come.
Good question but you should also be thinking about the changes is physical quality of life of Northerners ever since your party assumed power. Focus on the legacy you would leave instead of this chronic obsession with Mahama everyday.