By: Peter Agengre
Member of Parliament for the Nabdam Constituency in the Upper East Region, Dr. Mark Kurt Nawaane had run to the former president Mr. John Mahama with a complain of how poverty is wrecking deep in his constituency.
When the flag bearer of the NDC arrived at Pelungu as part of his campaign tour of the Upper East Region, the law maker ceased the opportunity to discuss the multidimensional poverty index report by the Ghana Statistical Service.
The scorecards revealed that the Nabdam District is the poorest district in Ghana, with a multidimensional poverty rate of 68.6%. This is about 11 times higher than the national rate of 24.3%.
To the law maker, this is alarming and very scary.
When he mounted the podium to address the crowd that had gathered to welcome the flag bearer, Dr. Nawaane cried out that, “the eight years rule of the Akufo-Addo – Bawumia led government has left the people of Nabdam impoverished. We are the poorest District in the whole country and I’m so much disturbed about this discovery.”
“As if that is not enough, prices of food stuff are very expensive so our people are not able to grow their businesses and take care of their families. The roads are also in deplorable state, making it difficult for our farmers to attract buyers from outside the District. The Pelungu market is also not accessible because of the bad roads. This is what the chiefs and people of the Nabdam area face.” Dr. Nawaane narrated.
With lots of confidence, he pleaded with the people to give John Mahama the mandate on December 7 so he can implement his 24 hour economy agenda.
Dr. Nawaane mentioned that the Women Development Bank and the Housing Scheme for income earners, and other policies of John Mahama would transform and improve the lives of the people.
He added, “Your excellency, the Nabdam people cannot wait for December 7 so that they can vote massively for you to come and salvage the situation. We know you can do it and we will trust you with our votes. When you come back to power, don’t forget about us.”
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