President Akufo-Addo pays homage to the chief of Walewale
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the contribution of Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia to his government as very phenomenal.
“I want to end by saying a big thank you to the people of the North East Region, especially to the people of Walewale. You have given me a first-class assistant in the form of the Vice-President, Mahamudu Bawumia. He has been of great help to me and my government,” he said.
President Akufo-Addo said this yesterday at a meeting with the chiefs and people of Walewale, as part of his tour of the North East Region.
2020 support
President Akufo-Addo indicated that one of the reasons for his tour of the region was to thank the chiefs and people for the big support they gave him and the NPP in the 2020 general elections.
“Of the six seats… in the North East Region, NPP won four. And, for the first time in the history of the 4th Republic, the NPP presidential candidate won the absolute majority of the presidential vote in the North East Region,” President Akufo-Addo said.
He, however, had two regrets. “Nalerigu and Bunkpurugu did not vote for the NPP. It is a pity, and I am hoping that next time we can do better and get all six seats in the North East Region,” he said
Even though in Nalerigu, NPP “lost a woman” in the person of Hajia Alima Mahama, the President acknowledged: “You, in Walewale, have given me another woman. I have expressed my appreciation not only for the vote, but also for her qualities and abilities in nominating her as the Deputy Minister designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection.”
More appointments
Already, several appointees of the government hail from the North East Region, but President Akufo-Addo assured that, upon the completion of the composition of his government, there will be more appointments from the region.
He thanked the Wulugu Naba for his words of commendation for the work undertaken since 2017 in all parts of the country, describing it as very encouraging for him.
“I want to assure him that expanding the road network and the establishment of a tertiary institution in the region are going to be taken on board, and something will be done about it,” he said.
Get counted
With a few days to the start of the 2021 census, President Akufo-Addo urged residents of Walewale and, indeed, of the North East Region, to participate in the national census.
“Whatever your tribe, for as long as you are in the country, get yourself counted. This is because if we have an accurate data on the population, and on its breakdown, then we can plan better for its development,” he added.
