The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has revealed that the government will receive a set of road equipment this June, 2024 for distribution to all the districts in the country.
Upon arrival, each of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District assemblies would have its own set of road construction equipment, including graders and tipper trucks.
According to Dr. Bawumia, the equipment is to aid road works in the various assemblies to ensure that all roads are motorable across every district.
The flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Bawumia, announced this on Monday, June 3, 2024 during a meeting with the Central Regional House of Chiefs. He is in the region as part of his nationwide campaign tours.
Dr. Bawumia indicated that the government would task the 48 Engineers Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces to work with the districts, with regards to the road construction.
Further, the government would provide the funds for fuel, sand and stones to aid in the construction of the roads in the various districts.
“The roads are key but we are also bringing in a massive amount of road equipment for every district in the country. Every district will get a grader, roller, pick-up truck, tipper truck, and water tanker just to be able to make the road motorable across every district,” Dr. Bawumia said.
He continued that, “It is not next year; this month, June, the equipment will start arriving. The equipment is on the way, and when it arrives every district will have its own set of equipment. And we are assigning the 48 Engineers Regiment of the Army to come and work with the districts so that construction can be done. And we will provide the resources for the fuel for the stones, for the sand and with all of that, the work can progress.”
FREE LAND REGISTRATION
Commenting on land matters, Dr. Bawumia observed that chiefs and queen mothers have a lot of lands, but are not registered, creating a lot of problems, as different people would claim ownership.
“So, I want us to digitise the land and the registration. I have observed that Nananom do not have the resources to register all their lands. So, the idea I am bringing is that we will allow all the chiefs to register their lands free of charge.
“So, when you register free of charge, anytime you sell the land to anybody, they can pay the registration fee out of that sale,” Dr. Bawumia explained to the Central Regional House of Chiefs.
According to the Vice President, the much-talked-about airport for Cape Coast was not off the radar. He indicated that the President, who is in South Korea, would, among others, have discussions on the construction of the airport as promised.
LGBTQ+
In his interaction with the House of Chiefs, the flag bearer of the NPP, Dr. Bawumia, reiterated his stance on homosexuality.
According to him, Ghana will never accept that practice as her religion, culture and values do not allow it.
“So, no, no, no! No matter the consequences, we will hold firm to our values, our traditions and our religion. We will never take any blackmail over this issue. It is not negotiable. So, it is no, no, no on LGBTQ whatever,” he said.
YOUTH CONNECT
Dr. Bawumia attended his usual Youth Connect Town Hall Meeting to climax his visit to the Central Region. He assured the youth who attended the town hall meeting that he was a reliable contender in the upcoming presidential elections.
He stated he is a fighter against corruption and it is evident from the measures he has championed through digitalization to fight corruption with the Ghana Card.
Another reason he cited to be voted for as president is accountability. He explained that his main contender, John Mahama, has just one term in office and thus would not be accountable, but he, Bawumia, intends to serve for two terms and, as such, would be accountable.
“He (Mahama) is not consistent. I am consistent. I want you to give me the mandate. With me, you know free SHS is safe. With me, you know teacher trainee allowance is safe. With me, you know the nursing trainee allowance is safe. We are moving into the digital age and I am the best person to move Ghana into the digital age, so we move forward. So, I am asking you to give me the mandate. Let me take hold of the steering wheel,” he said.
Dr. Bawumia mentioned the interventions he has championed as Vice President, including the drone for medical supplies, as he touted that no vice president in the history of Ghana had performed better than him.
“I am bringing my comments to a close by pointing out to you that there are a number of reasons why you should support me in becoming the president of Ghana. First of all, if you look at what I have done as vice president, everybody can admit that there is no vice president in the history of Ghana who has done more than Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. I can point to at least 33 different policies that I have initiated or championed.
He mentioned that one of the policies he championed is the free dialysis for 18 to 60 years, which commenced yesterday, as did the Kayayei training school.
Dr. Bawumia, while in the Central Region, met with the Christian and Muslim communities to engage them on the need to support his desire to become the next president of Ghana.
