The Savannah Regional Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Malik Basintale has dared say President Akufo Addo’s promise to complete the Damongo Water Supply Project before the 2020 general elections will never come on.
According to him, the President and his government have always been engaged in a lying spree to the people of Damongo whenever they visit the area. He blamed Akufo Addo of playing politics with the water crisis in the area.
President Akufo Addo as part of his tour in the Northern region had on Tuesday July 28, cut sod for the construction of the Tamale Water Supply Project.
He noted that the project will expand the supply capacity of the Tamale Metropolitan area, improve flexibility of water supply by building a new water supply system which will rely on the White Volta at Yapei. Additionally, it will have a 29.7 million gallons per day capacity water treatment plant.
In reaction, Malik Basintale insisted all the President promised were lies and will never manifest before the stipulated time.
“The President in his visit to the Yagbon- wura’s palace on May 20, 2019, assured the king and his people again that the Damongo water project was to commence in (2019) as everything meant for the project had been secured as approved by his cabinet and the project was to cost $39million. Meanwhile Dr.Bawumia had also visited Damongo sometime earlier and assured the people the Damongo water project was to commence immediately and was to a tune of $24million,” he stated.
He added, “the contradictions, the wrong timings and the juicy uncoordinated talks proved that they had nothing like the Damongo water project in mind or on their table. What they had was a bucket of lies, always ready to spread it on us whenever we follow up on their promise.”
According to him, the water project is a ‘419’ and ‘Kalabule’ of the highest level being used to amass votes ahead of the elections. He dared the chiefs and people of the land to banish him from entering the town should the President’s promise be fulfilled.
“I can confidently say without any dot of doubt and put my integrity on the line that if the NPP fulfills their Damongo water project as promised, before this elections as they promised or if by the 1st of December 2020 Ghana water flows through the taps of Yagbon-wura, I should be banished from entering Damongo by the chiefs and people of our land. This I say with all my heart!.”
Malik Basintale reiterated, “we dare them to show us the contract documents of the Damongo water project agreement, the company in charge, the site plan, the location in Damongo where the project will be situated, the project duration, the amount involved and the day the people of Damongo will see “Ghana water” flow from their taps.”
Source: GhanaFeed.com
