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President Mills
begins a two-day visit to Upper East Region
Bolgatanga, May 26, GNA – President John Evans
Atta Mills begins a two-day working visit to the Upper East
Region on Wednesday.
An itinerary drawn for the visit included a courtesy call on the
Chief of Bolgatanga, Naba Martin Abilba III, meeting with Bawku
Naba, Naba Azoka Asigri Abugrago II and other chiefs from
Kassena Nankana East District.
He would meet religious leaders, National Democratic Congress (NDC)
Party Executives, opinion leaders and address a durbar of chiefs
and people of Upper East Region in Bolgatanga.
Many people the Ghana News Agency (GNA) interviewed about the
visit of President Mills said they were looking forward to
seeing him and expected to show that the visit was for everyone
and not only NDC supporters.
Mr Donatus Nyaaba, a Tutor at Bolgatanga Polytechnic and an
Executive Member of NDC in Upper East Region, said most of the
people in the Region would like to know the short term measures
being instituted by President Mills to improve the living
standards of the people.
He said these included replacing the staff of some organisations
and institutions with NDC Party sympathisers thereby empowering
them to strengthen the Party.
“Actions on anti corruption and armed robbery should be more
forceful, instead of relying on individuals to give evidence to
crime like bribery at offices and on the roads, secret
investigations could be carried out to arrest the perpetrators,”
he said.
Mr Clement Akasoba, Upper East Regional Youth Organiser of NDC
said the public would like President Mills to deliver a speech
that would unite the people to work towards achieving a common
goal, that was developing the area.
“President Mills always talked about being President for all and
other party supporters were anxious to see whether his two-day
interaction with them would show that he was there for all,” he
added.
Ms Diana Kombat, a hairdresser in Bolgatanga said she was
excited about President Mills’ visit and “would like all to see
him healthy and strong because some people had sought to create
the impression that he was sick”.
She said she was expecting to hear that young people trying to
start businesses on their own would be given assistance.
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