The Boss of the Mamprugu Traditional Area in the North East Region, His Majesty Naa Bohogu Mahama Abdulai Sheriga has said that he and his people of Mamprugu owe His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo loads of gratitude for boosting them with Ministerial Positions.
Nayiri however heaped appreciation for the President for the appointment of the former Hon. Hajia Alima Mahama to the high office of Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States of America.
He added that the appointment of Hon. Mustapha Ussif as Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon. Hajia Abudu Zuweira Lariba as Deputy Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection has been felt by the entire family of Mamprugu.
Naa Sheriga made this known when the President paid a courtesy call on him at his palace, as part of his two-day tour of the North East Region.
According to him, no other political party has ever recognized the significance and the contribution of the Mamprugu traditional group to the Development of Ghana by giving them significant representation in the government.
The overlord of the Manprugu then again expresses thanks to Akufo-Addo for the Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam and Irrigation Project, which he described as the “Super Game Changer Project in the North”, which will result in the provision of electricity, and 25,000 hectares of irrigation facilities.
“The Dam I also understand will serve as a receptacle to collect all water upstream which has been the source of the region’s perennial flooding,” he said.
Touching on the pro-poor policies implemented by the Administration of Akufo-Addo since 2017, such as the free Senior High School policy, Planting for Food and Jobs, One-Constituency-One Ambulance, the expansion of the National School Feeding Programme, and the introduction of the Nation Builders Corps he indicated that these policies are “well-thought-out and targeted policies that are aimed at reducing poverty. Ours is a young region on which these policies perfectly fit.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Abba Kwegyirba Aggrey
