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Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says Bawku Municipality in the Upper East region is of great interest to the government and congratulated residents for peace in the area.
“I wish to assure you that the government will not go off the rails in any way by giving what is due to the good people of the Bawku Traditional Area.
They are going to witness many infrastructure projects such as health and educational facilities, good roads, warehouses to make this traditional area assume its rightful place ”, he said.
The vice president said this in a speech read on his behalf by Mr. Frank Fuseini Adongo, the regional vice minister of the Upper East, at the 33rd annual Samanpiid festival of the chiefs and people of the traditional Bawku area.
This year’s festival on the theme: “Mutual understanding and coexistence; A key to improving peace for the development of Kusaug ”, brought together citizens of the Kusaug area, including some chiefs from all over the region.
Dr. Bawumia said: “In the face of the communal unrest that existed, the people of Bawku have demonstrated patriotism over the years by supporting various governments and their programs, and I salute you all.”
He said it was gratifying to note that Bawku had returned to his normal state and that people went about their daily activities in peace and harmony.
“This gives the government a huge sigh of relief as it implements policies and programs to bring smiles to the faces of our people.”
He said: “Those who were born just over four decades ago will attest to the fact that there was no city in the north that could surpass Bawku in terms of the resourcefulness of the people, the kind of dynamic business and the ever-growing nature of the city ”.
Dr. Bawumia pointed out that Bawku almost became a shadow of himself: “The education of our children was in fact almost compromised as teachers and other workers preferred to work in places other than Bawku.”
He congratulated the people of the area, especially the Inter-Ethnic Peace Committee for their efforts so far to ensure lasting peace, and urged them not to give in.
Giving a brief history of Samanpiid, the Supreme Chief of the Bawku Traditional Area, Zug-Raan Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II, said that the festival was established by his ancestors to celebrate successful agricultural seasons.
“This was originally done in various Kusasi clans on Kusaug. There were many celebrations, including dancing and feasting as part of the ceremonies. ”
He said they had modernized the celebrations by making them more centralized.
“This occasion is used to inform civil authorities or the government of our development needs and priorities and we also plan to carry out our own projects.”
The Supreme Chief advised the Chiefs and the people of the area to continue to comply with the COVID-19 protocols.
—GNA
