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Bawumia donates Pickup to Hilla Limann Senior High School
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, who is also the Presidential Candidate of the NPP, has donated a Pickup vehicle to the Hilla Limann Senior High School at Gwollu in the Upper West Region.
The NPP flagbearer promised to provide the vehicle to the only Senior High School in the Sissala West District in response to a request by the late Paramount Chief of Gwollu, Kuri-Biktie Limann IV, made just before he passed away.
Dr Bawumia made the pledge on Saturday, June 29, 2024 when he led a Government delegation to the late Gwollu overlord’s funeral at Gwollu.
Less than a month after the pledge Dr Bawumia, on Thursday July 25, 2024 handed over the keys to a brand new Nissan Navarra 4WD Pickup to the school authorities at the Gwollu Palace, Gwollu.
Expressing delight at the donation, the Chiefs and people of the three traditional areas in the Sissala West District commended Dr Bawumia for promptly fulfilling his promise.
Reading a speech on behalf of his fellow Paramount Chiefs of Zini, Gwollu and Pulima, Kuoru Osman Deiwia Nankpa III, Paramount Chief of Pulima expressed surprise at the speed with which Dr Bawumia had fulfilled his pledge.
“Your recent pledge to grant the request of our late father and colleague, late KuoruKuriBuktie Limann to get a bus and a Pickup for the Dr Hilla Limann Senior High School are testament of your government’s and personal commitment to groom quality human resource for the benefit of our country,
“So let me be fulsome on behalf of the Chiefs and people of our land, in showing our profound gratitude for such meaningful interventions. I have gathered from very reliable sources that what you told us at this same grounds, barely a fortnight ago about making the Pickup available, will come to fruition today,” he said.
“I ask on behalf of our people, ‘What kind of a politician is this?’ You promised and you delivered. We are deeply touched and express the same here with elation,” Kuoru Deiwia Nankpa stated.
Members of the Limann family, the Board and Management expressed deep appreciation to Dr Bawumia for the gesture, and promised to ensure it’s proper use and maintenance.
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Steps underway to repeal L.I 2462 – Prez assures
President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians that steps are underway to repeal Legislative Instrument 2462 as part of efforts to protect the country’s forests and water bodies.
During his media encounter at the Jubilee House, the president explained that the repeal will formalise the ban on mining in forest reserves and strengthen enforcement against illegal mining.
He stressed that his administration is committed to safeguarding the environment, reclaiming degraded reserves, and deploying more personnel to protect river bodies across the country.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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9 forest reserves recovered from illegal mining – President Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has announced the recovery of nine forest reserves from illegal mining under his government’s intensified environmental protection drive.
Addressing journalists at the Jubilee House, the president explained that hundreds of excavators, water pumps and other equipment have been seized as part of the operation, while degraded areas are being reclaimed and restored.
He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to end mining in protected areas, deploy more personnel to safeguard river bodies and strengthen laws to secure Ghana’s natural resources for future generations.
This notwithstanding, President Mahama revealed that two of the retrieved forest reserves had gone back into the hands of illegal miners, however, adequate measures have been put in place to reclaim them.
By: Jacob Aggrey
