The Regent of Mion, Mion-Gbonlana Alhassan Abdulai Mahamadu, has expressed his strong support for the NPP Flagbearer and Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, towards securing victory in the upcoming December polls.
He expressed the support when Dr. Bawumia paid a courtesy call on him as part of his campaign tour. He said his support was influenced by the impressive work done by Dr. Bawumia during his tenure as Vice-President.
Qualities
He stressed that Dr. Bawumia’s exceptional qualities and effective leadership are unparalleled by any Vice-President in the history of Ghana’s democratic governance.
The Mion-Gbonlana highlighted Dr. Bawumia’s contributions to peace in Dagbon and numerous projects initiated in the Mion traditional enclave.
He noted that these examples of Dr. Bawumia’s efforts as Vice-President convince him that he will make an excellent president for the country.
“Your Excellency, your call on me today reminds me of the special role of my father, the late Mion-Lana Abdulai II. He offered a lot of prayers for Dagbon peace, and initiated a lot of projects in the Mion traditional enclave. It is also public knowledge that he held a close affinity with your tradition, and charted paths of projects to enhance the living standards of the people of the Mion area.
“These projects, no doubt, have contributed to the success of your party in the constituency. It is in collaboration with you that these efforts have yielded a lot of dividends in our traditional area,” he added.
Unparalleled record
The Regent stated that the stature of, and work done by, Dr Bawumia as Vice-President were peerless in the history of Vice-Presidents of the Republic.
He pointed out how the Vice-President had played a pivotal role in bringing development to the Mion Traditional Area, in particular, and the Eastern part of the Northern Region (Dagbon) as a whole
“Your Excellency, having watched your performance as Vice- President of our Republic, I have seen a lot of good potentials which can not be swept under the carpet. Your sterling qualities and most effective leadership are undoubtedly unparalleled by any vice-president in the history of our democratic governance. You have played key roles in major projects in Eastern Dagbon, which the Mion traditional area is part of,” the Mion-Gbonlana said.
Praise
The Regent commended Dr. Bawumia on how he responded with to his appeal for a police vehicle to beef up security patrols in the Mion area. He cited several other development projects Dr Bawumia had been instrumental in bringing to the people of Mion.
“I remember the speed with which you attended to our appeal for a police vehicle to beef up security patrol along the Sang-Sambu stretch of the Yendi-Tamale Road. Mention can also be made of the Tamale-Yendi-Tatale Road project as well as the Agenda-111 project in Mion, which has achieved a speedy progress compared with similar ones in other areas.
“These and many schools, health facilities, and rural electrification projects are contributing to ameliorating the suffering of the teaming masses of rural folks in communities dotted all over the Mion traditional enclave. I wish to thank you profusely for these timely interventions,” Mion-Gbonlana added.
He stressed that Ghanaians had faith in his leadership, and would vote for him come December 7, 2024.
“Your Excellency, Ghanaians have high hopes in seeing you behind the steer of the vehicle of governance. It is only through a peaceful electioneering process that we can have you lead Ghana as the first gentleman of the country and the first northerner to be president of an NPP government. I wish you and your running mate a successful campaign to break the 8,” he added.
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