Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu disclosed their intended action at a meeting with the Tamale Tipper Truck Owners Union in Tamale.

[contextly_sidebar id=”xu7fUJWdCs4WI0YcXSiOthZ4eaXprgQm”]According to him, the visit was to commiserate with the affected truck owners and to afford the delegation the opportunity to assess the level of damage caused.

The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu maintained that burning of the said tipper trucks was unlawful, for which reason his side in Parliament will seek legal redress.

“The wicked burning of those 14 tipper trucks is excessive and extrajudicial and therefore legally unjustifiable and untenable and we will pursue this matter to its utmost and logical conclusion. Nothing will stop us from asking for adequate compensation for the affected persons as due process was not respected and upheld,” he said.

“Rights have been disrespected and rights have been breached. The right to own property and the right to own a tipper truck for the purpose of livelihood has been undermined.”

He advised the law enforcement agencies to respect the rule of law saying, “The security agencies and the Ministries of Interior and Defence are not above the laws of Ghana. We are not a Banana Republic and therefore we are serving them notice that we are a lawful country governed by law.”

He noted with deep concern that the burning of the tipper trucks will affect the construction industry.

Haruna Iddrisu nonetheless advised the affected truck owners to remain law-abiding and not retaliate.

Secretary to the Tamale Tipper Truck Owners Union, Iddrisu Yahaya reiterated their call for a full-scale inquiry and also compensation.

Later at a courtesy call on the Kumbungu chief, Naa Iddrisu Abu said the action of Operation Vanguard was an affront to his authority.

He supported calls for investigations and compensation of the affected owners.

The delegation also paid a courtesy call on the chief of Dalung where the White Volta is located.

The Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini; MP for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak; Tamale North MP, Alhassan Suhuyini and MP for Binduri, Robert Baba Kuganab-Lem were the members of the Minority that made the trip.

The delegation’s visit today was a follow up to the minority legislators’ earlier call for full-scale investigations into the issue.

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By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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The Managing Director of the GWCL, Dr. Clifford Braimah disclosed his administration’s intention to the media when members of the GWCL’s Governing Board toured the Dalun water treatment plant which serves the entire Tamale Metropolitan Area and beyond.

He maintained that the GWCL could no longer tolerate the activities of recalcitrant sand winners around the banks of the White Volta, hence the move to deploy national security operatives to the area.

[contextly_sidebar id=”XMT4SyYgT95WqTSgcNC9WPEIbZPLQl8f”]Dr. Clifford Braimah said about 54 percent of the overall total water supply to the Northern Region could not be accounted for.

He attributed the problem to illegal connections and customers deliberate refusal to pay their bills.

“Alot of people are doing illegal connections and so we want to get them to stop. If you have a neighbour who is refusing to pay or doing illegal connection, if I’m calculating my tarriff, I see the water that he’s using as unaccounted for”, he explained.

The uncontrolled sand winning activities overtime has destroyed farmlands and the ecosystem along the river banks.

As a result, the depth of the river has drastically reduced over the years due to silts which have incapacitated its water holding ability.

The silting of the river is threatening its future capacity to supply the required volumes of water supply to over 500,000 residents of five districts in the Northern Region.

The shallowness of the river has also resulted into perennial flooding of communities along its banks which sometimes lead to loss of lives and property.

Meanwhile, upgrading of the Yendi and Damongo water projects will commence by mid-2018.

Dr. Clifford Braimah said the contracts have been signed awaiting financial clearance by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP).

The GWCL Governing Board also visited the Tono and the Vea water treatment plants that serve Navrongo and the Bolgatanga Municipalities in the Upper East Region.

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By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah/citifmonline/Ghana

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