Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has noted that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has brought substantial development to the Zongos of the country through fulfilling its electioneering promises to them.
He stressed that prior to the ascent of the NPP to power, the Zongos had no clear cut interventions by government that impacted the lives of the people significantly, adding that the establishment of the Zongo Development Fund and the Ministry of Inner Cities and Zongo Development have been great vehicles that have propelled development of the Zongos.
He made these remarks today while meeting with the Chief Imam to officially inform him of his renomination as vice presidential candidate for the NPP.
Dr Bawumia appealed to people of Zongo communities to renew the mandate of the NPP in the upcoming elections so that they can witness more development.
“During the 2016 elections campaign, President Nana Akufo-Addo was here and I came with him. He promised the National Chief Imam that should God make him President, he would look after the welfare of the Zongos and Muslims. He will run an inclusive government,” he said.
“As we prepared our 2016 manifesto, we looked at the Zongos and we identified two key problems that we thought God willing if we had the chance, we would address. One was education,” he added.
“It is in that context that President Nana Akufo-Addo did two things. First, he established a whole ministry for inner city and zongo development as well as the Zongo Development Fund with funding provided for in our annual budgets.”
“If you go around a lot of Zongos now, you will feel the impact of this ministry whether it is a classroom blocks, toilet facilities, drainage, systems, water, roads, bridges, clinics, etc. The Ministry and the Zongo Development Fund are addressing many problems in Zongos across the country,” said Dr. Bawumia…The only way any community can break out from poverty, sustainably, is through education and this does not just apply to the Zongos. It applies to the whole world,” Dr. Bawumia asserted.
The Vice President was in the company of the National Chairman of the NPP, Mr. Freddie Blay and Member of Parliament for Okaikoi Central, Hon. Patrick Boamah.
Source:MyNewsGh.com
