{"id":129661,"date":"2015-06-29T17:08:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T17:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=129661"},"modified":"2015-06-29T18:04:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T18:04:08","slug":"old-fadama-returnees-revolt-in-tamale-over-gh%c2%a2160000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=129661","title":{"rendered":"Old Fadama returnees revolt in Tamale over\u00a0GH\u00a2160,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Rapid Response team of the Tamale Police literally saved the life of an official of a non-governmental organization, after some of the returnees from Old Fadama, nearly beat\u00a0him up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They accused the official, Yussif Hamidu of attempting to abscond with GH\u00a2160,000 stimulus package meant for their upkeep.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">About 250 returnees were transported to the Tamale Jubilee park after their homes were recently demolished at Old Fadama by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/old-fadama-residents-in-tamale-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-129665\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/old-fadama-residents-in-tamale-2.jpg\" alt=\"old fadama residents in tamale (2)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/old-fadama-residents-in-tamale-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/old-fadama-residents-in-tamale-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to them, Yussif Hamidu promised to give each repatriate GH\u00a2200 upon arrival in Tamale.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They said Yussif Hamid later changed position on the supposed\u00a0GH\u00a2160, 000 causing the incensed returnees to attack him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Police rapidly intervened and calm down tensions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/old-fadama-residents-in-tamale-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-129667\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/old-fadama-residents-in-tamale-4.jpg\" alt=\"old fadama residents in tamale (4)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/old-fadama-residents-in-tamale-4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/old-fadama-residents-in-tamale-4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of them said, \u201cI saw the money with my two eyes&#8221; adding that the man was forced to count the money but &#8220;before we reached Kintampo, he said they didn\u2019t give him money at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/old-fadama-residents-in-tamale-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-129668\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/old-fadama-residents-in-tamale-5.jpg\" alt=\"old fadama residents in tamale (5)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/old-fadama-residents-in-tamale-5.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/old-fadama-residents-in-tamale-5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nYussif Hamid has however described the allegation as a palpable lies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI told them that we are not financiers, we are a local NGO and we have sympathy to carry them to Tamale and SADA will support them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A high ranking officer from SADA, Dr. Emmanuel Atariwini promised the repatriates of handsome packages to continue to their final destinations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe know the difficulties you have all being through and we recognize the challenges: today is a Monday and we have awoken this morning to have this problem and we want to assure you that this is our problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/old-fadama-residents-in-tamale-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-129666\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/old-fadama-residents-in-tamale-3.jpg\" alt=\"old fadama residents in tamale (3)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/old-fadama-residents-in-tamale-3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/old-fadama-residents-in-tamale-3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u201cWe are taking steps to resolve it so that you can all get home quickly so as the police Commander has said here I want to take leave and get back to the office, get to the bank and then we will come back and deal with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cNow that we already have the list I think is straightforward so we will deal with this matter and all of you be patient we have accepted the responsibility and we will ensure that you will all get home safely,\u201d Dr. Emmanuel promised.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rapid Response team of the Tamale Police literally saved the life of an official of a non-governmental organization, after some of the returnees from Old Fadama, nearly beat\u00a0him up. They accused the official, Yussif Hamidu of attempting to abscond with GH\u00a2160,000 stimulus package meant for their upkeep. 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