The Vice President and Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has shared extensive achievements by the incumbent government in Zongo communities.
Dr. Bawumia made a presentation numbering over 200 to the National Muslim Council who called on him and his campaign team to present to him their proposal for consideration in his 2024 manifesto.
The proposals by the National Muslim Council, made up of various stakeholders in the Zongo and Muslim community including the Muslim Caucus of Parliament, touched on developmental issues in education, health sectors among others.
Responding to the visitors after receiving a copy of their proposal, Dr. Bawumia said the NPP has demonstrated unquestionable commitment to the progress of the Zongo Community in the past 7 years through its statutory development vehicle for Zongo development.
“Until recently, politics in the Zongos was reduced to the provision of rice and sugar and that was it. We were not discussing policies in Zongo politics and since I got into politics, I thought this should change; that is why we have focused more on policies and structures for the Zongo communities”, Dr. Bawumia said.
He added; “We spoke about sustainable development for Zongo communities with policies structures and we established the Zongo Development when we got the opportunity. They have done so much in the area of educational infrastructure and scholarship, health, entrepreneurial support, astro turfs and many others as you have seen.”
“Our idea coming into office was that, the most important area to focus to develop people is education. So, we really focused a lot on education across the country and in Zongo communities through the Zongo Development Fund. We have built quiet a number of classroom blocks, rehabilitated some, offered tertiary education grants and scholarships to many brilliant but needy students.”
“In addition to this, our Free SHS policy has offered opportunities to many including females to have access to secondary education.”
Dr. Bawumia thanked the delegation and reiterated his commitment to develop Ghana through policies and structures and also assured them his campaign and manifesto teams are ready to factor their inputs for inclusive development.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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