We won’t steal SADA money — Bawumia

The New Patiotic Party (NPP) running mate to Nana Akufo-Addo, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said that Nana Akufo-Addo is truly committed to transforming Ghana and bridging the gap between the north and south.

He has, therefore, assured the people of the north that an NPP government under Nana Akufo-Addo would truly develop the north and not steal money meant for Northern development as has happened in the last few years.
Dr. Bawumia made the comments in Wa, on the fifth leg of his ongoing Ramadan/Zongo Tour.
Speaking at the Wa Zongo Mosque, Dr. Bawumia explained that he was there to seek the prayers of all for Allah to guide and bless Ghana, especially as Ghana goes to the polls later this year.
“I know in all this struggle that it is only Allah who can make someone a President or Vice-President or Chief or King and that is why we are praying so that Allah would open the door for us, Nana Akufo-Addo and myself, and that is why I am here to ask for your prayers,” he said.
Dr Bawumia explained that it was necessary to seek and work for change this year to reverse the mismanagement and suffering of the Ghanaian people as witnessed in the collapse of various social intervention programmes and the unbearable cost of living and unprecedented unemployment crisis facing the nation today.
“If you are in Ghana today you will know that Ghana needs a change, and we should all pray to Allah to deliver us that change so that the suffering of the people will reduce. Today we cannot pay our electricity bills, today we cannot pay our school fees, today our NHIS is not working, today our trainee allowances have been cancelled, our secondary schools in the north, and even teacher trainee schools are not getting their feeding grants, our youth cannot find employment and our economy is struggling. We need a change,” he added.
He disclosed that Nana Akufo-Addo selected him to be his running mate because he could build a team to help transform the Ghanaian economy and among others bridge the gap between the north and south.
He stated: “We are going to build a new economy where everybody is going to benefit. The north will see major development; we are not going to steal SADA money; we will restore the trainee allowances, strengthen the NHIS and create jobs. It is going to be a new economy, and I am pleading with you to vote for Nana Akufo-Addo and vote for Issahaku Tahiru as MP for Wa Central so we can develop this country.”