Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that he had the intention of upgrading Yendi municipal hospital to a referral center, if he had won the 2016 and 2020 general elections.
The former president made these remarks when he paid a courtesy call on the King of Dagbon at the Gbewaa palace on Monday February 5, 2024 during his Building Ghana Tour yesterday.
“Ndan Yaa-Naa, Yendi hospital was going to be major municipal referral center, which was captured in our manifesto, 2016, 2020 and In Shaa Allah, same will be done in 2025 so that Yendi and its environs will not travel to TTH for referral cases”, he said.
Read the full speech below :
BRIEF SPEECH OF H. E. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA AT YAA-NAA’s PALACE.
Ndan Yaa-Naa, My relationship with you did not start today, it dated back when you were in savelegu as Yoo-Naa. Today, together we remember our good friend Hajj Sisu, who passed on some few weeks ago. Ndan Yaa-Naa, I still remember the work we did together bringing peace to Dagbon.
Today, our country is in hardship and so we need a honest, truthful, competent, and experience government who will lead this country out of our woes. And I am sure the ndc has the men and women to make this possible.
We are in on our building the Ghana we want tour, which is why we are here, we have been to other regions and today we are here in the north and Yendi is our first call.
We know Dagbon has a lot of challenges and so when we were in government we never denied Yendi the needed development. So today, I am disappointed that in all the work we did in the Yendi water project during our tenure of office have been to destroyed.
Ndan Yaa-Naa, I can assure you that when your son gets into power in 2025, In Shaa Allah you won’t be tasty again.
We are aware of the insecurity in Yendi and its surroundings and and your efforts to end this. We will make sure it becomes a thing of the past when we assume office in 2025. The eastern corridor road which started by us before we left power though we completed 70% of the road is now at a slow pace will be completed to make easy access to travellers going to the south.
Ndan Yaa-Naa Yendi hospital was going to be major municipal referral center which was captured in our manifesto, 2016, 2020 and In Shaa Allah same will be done in 2025 so that Yendi and its environs will not travel to TTH for referral cases
We will make sure Dagbon remains peaceful for socio-economic activities to strive leading to much growth and development. On this note, I will like to introduce my younger brother lawyer Fataw Jofa who will be in the ballot together with me, come December, 7th. Please I urge
