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Vice President Bawumia (second from left) inaugurates 12-unit classroom block in Yendi
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia inaugurated a rural electrification project in Mangneigu and a 12-unit classroom block at Yendi Senior High School (SHS), both in the northern region.
He said the electrification project had connected hundreds of households in the Mongneigu community in Zabzugu district to the national grid, while the new block of classrooms at Yendi SHS in Yendi Municipality was going to help absorb the large amount. of students enrolled in the government. Free high school program.
Dr. Bawumia asked the people to renew the mandate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (PNP) for a second term.
Policies
During his campaign trip to the Nakpali and Mongneigu communities in the Zabzugu district, the vice president said that during the past four years the government had implemented many social intervention policies and programs that had generated development and transformation in the areas.
In addition, he said that the government’s free SHS flagship program, Planting for Food and Jobs, and One District One Factory policies had created many jobs for the people of Zabzugu District.
In addition, he said that the extension of electricity to the Mongneigu community was in fulfillment of a promise he made to the people of Mongneigu during his campaign in 2016.
Dr. Bawumia assured Yendi SHS students that the government would provide stress-free loans to students when they enter tertiary institutions to help them in their studies.
In addition, he said that processes are underway to connect all high schools, teacher training colleges and nurses to free WiFi to facilitate access to online reading materials.
Appeal
The vice president also paid a courtesy visit to Dagbon’s overlord Ya-Na Abukari II. The Ya-Na thanked the government for the many development initiatives in Dagbon and requested a school bus for the Dabgon State Upper Secondary School, also in Yendi.
The head of the traditional Kworli area in Zabzugu district, Kworli-Naa Saaka Aminu, said the lack of an upper secondary school in the area was contributing to the high illiteracy rate in the area, adding that it was slowing the pace. developmental. In the area.
“The absence of a high school in the area has aggravated the illiteracy situation in the area and therefore the low level of development,” he said.
Kworli-Naa Aminu also called on the president, Nana Akufo-Addo, to extend electricity to neighboring communities, adding that only five of the 50 communities in the area were connected to the electricity grid.
He also called on the government to convert the Kworli health center into a polyclinic and also fix the road connecting Nakpali to Zabzugu so that farmers can transport their agricultural products to nearby markets.
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