Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has urged Ghanaians to vote against the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its leader, John Dramani Mahama, in the upcoming December 7 elections.
During a campaign rally in Saboba on Saturday, November 23, 2024, Bawumia accused the NDC of neglecting the northern regions and mismanaging resources meant for development.
He criticized the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), an initiative by the NDC government aimed at fostering growth in the north.
Bawumia alleged that funds for key projects were wasted on ill-conceived ventures, including the failed guinea fowl farming project, which he claimed brought no real benefits to the people.
Bawumia did not mince words in his critique of Mahama, whom he accused of presiding over the mismanagement of hundreds of millions of Ghana cedis allocated to SADA.
He pointed to the lack of visible development projects in the five northern regions as evidence of the NDC’s failure to deliver on its promises.
He resurrected the controversy surrounding SADA’s guinea fowl project, which became a symbol of alleged corruption and inefficiency during the Mahama administration.
He mocked the NDC’s alleged explanation that the guinea fowls had flown to Burkina Faso, a claim that has since been a point of ridicule in Ghanaian political discourse.
In this election, there are two of us, isn’t it? Myself and the former president. During his time, all the money, hundreds of millions that were given to him [John Dramani Mahama] to develop the north
Guineafowls under SADA and we have not seen one SADA project in the five northern regions. Is there a SADA project in Saboba?
We asked him, where are the guinea fowls and he said they have flown to Burkina Faso. And today, he says he wants to come back. Do you want him to come back?
