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| Zug-Raan Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II Paramount chief of the Kusug Traditional Area |
The
Upper Regional Minister has paid a working visit to the Paramount chief of the
Kusug Traditional Area Zug-Raan Naba
Asigri Abugrago Azoka II.
Her
visit was to pay homage and ask for support to enable her carry her development
agenda and that of the President’s vision in the region.
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| Some of the Sub chiefs under Bawku Naba |
In a welcome
address, Naba Abugrago II express gratitude
for her appointment and thank His Excellency Nana Addo for asking his daughter
to come home and lead the crusade of development in the Upper East Region.
Naba
Abugrago indicated that, her visit coincided with the preparation of the
celebration of their annual Samanpiid festival 30th of December, 2018 and that an invitation has
been sent to His Excellency the
President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo Addo to be the
Guest of Honour and urged the Minister to support their invitation.
He stated
further that, during Nana Addo’s visit to Bawku, His Excellency assured that
work will resume on the Bolgatanga-Bawku-Pulimakom road and the current state
of the Bawku Chiefancy Affairs.
He added that, plans are afoot to formally
bring to a close the infamous Bawku conflict by “burying the okro stick”, to
bring together the feuding factions to reintegrate for permanent peace to
prevail.
This Naba Abugrago indicated that, the Bawku Inter Ethnic Peace
Committee is handling it and that the only problem they complaint of is
financial constraints.
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| Upper East Regional Minister at Bawku Naba's Palace with her entourage |
The Regional Minister responded that, the invitation letter has since been forwarded to the President, barring any unforeseen circumstances; the feedback will be communicated accordingly.
She stated that
she was happy to be in His Royal Highness Palace, this time round as a Minister,
indicating that, her success will depend on His Royal Highness and his subjects
support as a whole, saying with pragmatic measures coupled with laudable social
intervention, pro- poor policies being rolled out by his Excellency Nana Addo,
there is no reason to fail as a region.
Regarding the Bolga, Bawku Polimakom
road, the Minister said it has been awarded on contract and the contractor will
soon be on site.
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