MY NOMINATION IS AN HONOUR TO NORTHERN GHANA — BAWUMIA (PAGE 13)

THE vice-presidential aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has described his nomination as an honour for Northern Ghana whose development he pledged to champion when the party is given the mandate.
“I see my nomination as an honour to northern Ghana. I am committed to promoting development in the north”, he stated.
The vice-presidential pick further acknowledged the development challenges of the region and gave assurance that a Nana Akufo-Addo government would help to turn the fortunes of the region around.
Dr Bawumia was speaking at Yendi during separate courtesy calls on the Regent of Dagbon, Kampakuya-Naa Yakubu Abdulai Andani, and the Bolin-Lana Mahamadu Abdulai.
The visit of the vice-presidential hopeful who was accorded warm reception by party activists, chiefs and elders of the area, formed part of his campaign tour of the Northern Region where he is being introduced to the electorate.
Residents of the area thronged the palaces of the Kampakuya-Naa and Bolin-Lana to cheer him up.
Dr Bawumia reiterated Nana Akufo-Addo’s proposed establishment of a one billion cedi Northern Development Fund to help bridge the development gap between the north and the south.
The Kampakuya-Naa in a remark stated that “we consider you as one of our own and we welcome you to this palace”.
The regent wished Dr Bawumia success in all his endeavours to become the next vice-president of the country after the December polls.
For his part, the Bolin-Lana noted that “it is heart-warming to have you in our midst today. We are proud of your choice and we extend to you a brotherly welcome”.
According to the Bolin-Lana, it was his conviction that Dr Bawumia and Nana Akufo-Addo would make “a quality pair” to accelerate the development of the country.
The former Finance Minister, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo who introduced Dr Bawumia to both the Kampakuya-Naa and the Bolin-Lana, urged the youth including Muslims to rally behind the vice-presidential hopeful in his bid to partner Nana Akufo-Addo to form the next government.
Mr Osafo-Maafo expressed the hope that chiefs, elders and the people of Yendi would co-operate with Dr Bawumia to turn the fortunes of the area around.
According to him, for Dr Bawumia to become the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana at the age of 45 was a clear manifestation that Nana Akufo-Addo’s running mate had the potential to deliver at whatever level he found himself.
Dr Bawumia was accompanied by his wife, Samira; the Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Mr Boniface Abubakar Saddique; the Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris.
Others included Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku, the campaign director, and Alhaji Nurudeen Jawula, a leading member of the NPP.