{"id":178729,"date":"2016-01-03T13:51:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-03T13:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=178729"},"modified":"2016-01-03T13:51:03","modified_gmt":"2016-01-03T13:51:03","slug":"fulfill-promise-to-build-midwifery-school-mamprugu-youth-to-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=178729","title":{"rendered":"Fulfill promise to build Midwifery school &#8211; Mamprugu Youth to Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The youth of Mamprugu Kingdom in the Northern Region have reminded President John Dramani Mahama of his campaign promise to build a Midwifery School in the area.<\/p>\n<p>According to them, President Mahama made the promise as part of his 2012 campaign promises to the people of Mamprugu land.<\/p>\n<p>President of a group called Zaabuni for Development; Musah Abdul Basit, reminded the President of his promise at the group\u2019s official launch in Walewale.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6715.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-178733 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6715.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6715\" width=\"667\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He insisted that President Mahama ought to fulfill his long awaited promise. Musah Abdul Aziz explained that, the Zaabuni youth for development group was established as a bipartisan group to advance the transformational agenda of Mamprugu land.<\/p>\n<p>He thereby cautioned politicians against any attempt to take advantage of the group for partisan benefits.<\/p>\n<p>He further advised all members to be guided by the group\u2019s constitution to achieve the purpose of its establishment.<\/p>\n<p>Musah Abdul Aziz bemoaned the falling standards of education, inadequate water supply and the high HIV\/AIDs prevalence rate as some of the area\u2019s developmental challenges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6676.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-178730 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6676.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6676\" width=\"667\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He called for a multifaceted approach to solve some of these problems. District Chief Executive for West Mamprusi, David Wuni, inaugurated the group and assured its leadership of the assembly\u2019s partnership.<\/p>\n<p>He tasked the group to stick to its bipartisan approach to help solve some of the myriad socio-economic challenges in Mamprugu land.<\/p>\n<p>The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Vice Presidential candidate, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia reiterated the need for a united Mamprugu land.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6730.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-178734 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6730.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6730\" width=\"667\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He urged the youth to desist from extreme partisanship and rather deepen peaceful co-existence in Mamprugu land.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Alhaji Bawumia pledged his party\u2019s commitment to restore teacher trainee and student nurse allowances when the NPP wins the election in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the agriculture sector which is an integral part of the nation\u2019s economic mainstay would be revamped.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6694.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-178732 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6694.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6694\" width=\"667\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, in a speech read on his behalf, said government was determined to uplift the image of Mamprugu land in line with the Better Ghana agenda.<\/p>\n<p>He however posited that internet fraud locally known as (Sakawa), prostitution and hooliganism, have contributed to the rising threat of youth indiscipline in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Alhaji Limuna encouraged the Zaabuni for Development Youth Group to help tackle issies of moral decadence in Mamprugu land.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6678.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-178731 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6678.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6678\" width=\"667\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The group was established by some concerned youth in Mamprugu land to galvanize the youth for constructive purposes.<\/p>\n<p>The group intends to focus on education, health\/sanitation, peaceful co-existence and youth employment.<\/p>\n<p>The West Mamprusi, East Mamprusi, Bunkprugu\/Yunyoo and Mamprugu Mogduri are the four districts in the Mamprugu kingdom.<br \/>\n&#8211;<br \/>\nBy: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/Citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The youth of Mamprugu Kingdom in the Northern Region have reminded President John Dramani Mahama of his campaign promise to build a Midwifery School in the area. 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