Former President John Mahama has accused the Akufo Addo government of constructing dugouts instead of the promised dams in villages in the Northern Region.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) made a major campaign promise ahead of the 2016 to construct one dam per a village in the three regions up North to improve on irrigation in the area.
But the Ex President who’s on a campaign tour of the Northern region in his bid to be elected the Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) stated that the government has deceived people up north with the construction of dugouts instead of the promised dams.
“I was coming from Mamprusi West and the One Village One Dam and they’ve gone to do the experimental one, of course they should have told us they were dugouts because they are not dams. Before the elections I asked them are you talking about dugouts or irrigation dams or you are talking of barrage dams or what are you talking about, define what you mean by dams, they refused to answer. Apparently they were thinking of dugouts, as for dugouts we were digging them already. Under GSOP we dug so many dugouts under the Savanah Region of this country and so its nothing new. So that One Village One Dam really there was nothing in it. It is One Village One Dam, even the dugouts where is it? the dugouts are not even there.”
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And so?. Whether Dugouts, well, pipe, shower name them Mr. Candidate Onaapo Mahama. It water we need to farm oooooooooooooooo. All paintey ebi paintey. Dam or dugouts, isn't water that will come out from it. Why the hatred. Skin pain.
My northern brother is seeking for a second term so he will pretend as if he does not know the problem we have in the north about farming.We have only one season so water availability to farm all year round is what we need. Whether the water is in a dam or dugout,what we need is water and they are making them available to us period.You can name it whatever pleases you,we need water and the current government have earmarked 570 areas for them, some have been finished and others are being constructed. The contractors are there with their equipment on various sites. Tickle yourself and laugh, come 2020 we know which party that will get our votes.We have been deceived for too long.
YOU ARE A FOOOOLLL TO SAY THAT.WHAT DID YOU DO FOR THEM? IDIOOOOTTTT.