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<\/p>\nA group calling itself, Northern Agenda for Change has criticized President John Dramani Mahama for failing to bridge the yawning development gap between Northern and Southern Ghana as promised during the 2012 elections.<\/p>\n
The group named the defunct Savannah Accelerated Development Authority under President Mahama’s watch to buttress its point.<\/p>\n
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Addressing the media in Tamale, NAFOC’s communication and media officer, Dramani Dari posited that residents are disappointed in the Northern Region.<\/p>\n
He admonished northerners to reject President Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on December 7.<\/p>\n
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According to Dramani Dari, President Mahama has demonstrated his insensitivity towards Gonjas who delivered all seven seats in Gonjaland to the NDC at the 2012 polls.<\/p>\n
Below is the full statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n PRESS CONFERENCE ON WHY GHANAIANS MUST REJECT PRESIDENT MAHAMA ON 7TH<\/sup> DECEMBER POLLS FOR FAILING HIS OWN PEOPLE IN THE NORTH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n Fellow NPP and NAFOC members, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press, kindly accept our appreciation for responding to our invitation at relatively short notice. We belief that the alacrity with which you responded to our call indicates the prominence you attach to the issues yet to be discussed and your commitment to be part of the change all Ghanaians are yearning for.<\/p>\n Ladies and gentlemen, you may be wondering why Northern Agenda for Change (NAFOC) have converged here at this moment. The crux of the matter is that for the past few days, our brother President Mahama and the leadership of NDC has been peddling some untruthful statements about what they have done in the Gonjaland and northern Ghana as a whole. We think it is very necessary for us to set the records straight on those issues they have peddled about for the past days which are of importance to the development of our poor masses, especially, in northern Ghana; where H.E. President Mahama hails from.\u00a0 The following are the concerned issues:<\/p>\n Comparatively on the surface in the northern region, we wish to state that the NPP administration more development than NDC. NPP provided 4 Nursing Training Colleges (namely Yendi, Damongo, Kpembe and Nalerigu) whereas they established only 2 at Bole and Gushegu. The NPP also created 7 new districts with health centers and CHIP Compounds (namely Karaga, Cherepone, Wulense, Kpandai, Bunkpurugu, Sawla and Buipe where as the NDC created only 5 at Tatale, Daboya, Kumbungu, Mion and \u00a0 Yagaba even with the little resouces. The questions we want to ask the people of the north are that, where are the 20 new colleges and one time NHIS premium President Mahama promised us? Under his watch as the only northern President in the Fourth Republic, Feeding and Capitation grants, Health Insurance, Free Maternal Care, School Feeding, youth employment have all collapsed. Again under his watch, abject poverty has increased astronomically in northern Ghana; especially among women. That is why most northern women carrying babies are found at lorry parks and on the streets engaged in \u201cKayaye\u201d in Tamale.<\/p>\n Ladies and Gentlemen of the press, this is the man who claims he cares for northerners and that he is one of us and therefore, we should renew his mandate as President. Our elders say that, when a Mallam says he will dash you a cap, you first look at what he is wearing.\u00a0 President Mahama has woefully failed his own people and cannot be trusted with another four years. And if by accident we do, we will be placing our destiny into jeopardy and the consequences will be unbearable.\u00a0 On this note, we wish to humbly appeal to all meaningful northerners and Ghanaians in general to disregard and threat his appeal for renewal as a pinch of salt, and vote massively for the man who is not corrupt, selfish, divisive, tribalistic, vindictive but humbled, visionary, competent and caring to liberate the sufferings of Ghanaians come Wednesday, 7th<\/sup> December. Finally, we wish to all his conduct points to the fact that his records are abysmal and does not deserves another four years. Thank you for coming! God bless NPP (the Northern Peoples Party), God bless Ghana.<\/p>\n (DRAMANI DARI)<\/p>\n Communication & Media Officer<\/strong> By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A group calling itself, Northern Agenda for Change has criticized President John Dramani Mahama for failing to bridge the yawning development gap between Northern and Southern Ghana as promised during the 2012 elections. The group named the defunct Savannah Accelerated Development Authority under President Mahama’s watch to buttress its point. Addressing the media in Tamale, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":274883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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