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The
Vice
President,
Dr.
Mahamudu
Bawumia
has
made
a
compelling
case
as
to
why
the
people
in
the
Northern
Region
should
give
him
the
nod
to
be
President
of
the
Republic
of
Ghana
over
his
main
competitor,
John
Dramani
Mahama.
During
a
courtesy
call
on
the
paramount
chief
of
Chereponi
in
the
North
East
Region,
Dr.
Bawumia
underscored
the
fact
that
although
he
has
not
been
president
before,
unlike
Mr.
John
Mahama,
he
has
assisted
to
bring
more
development
to
the
northern
part
of
the
country.
He
cited
roads,
healthcare
delivery,
education,
energy
and
many
others
which
have
all
been
executed
under
the
tenure
of
the
current
government
and
visible
to
skeptics.
“As
you
know,
per
the
constitution
of
Ghana,
all
the
powers
are
vested
in
the
president.
I
am
Vice
President.
I
have
not
been
President
before
unlike
John
Mahama,
but
I
have
assisted
to
bring
more
development
to
Chereponi
and
the
north
than
Mahama.
It
is
therefore
in
the
interest
of
the
region
to
elect
me
as
the
president
and
not
Mahama,”
he
argued.
Vice
President
Bawumia
pledged
his
commitment
to
the
development
of
the
people
in
the
North,
adding
that
he
will
do
his
best
to
deliver
on
the
requests
made
to
him.
He
particularly
mentioned
the
fact
that
the
programme
for
the
extension
of
rural
electrification
projects
has
been
approved
with
work
to
commence
very
soon,
while
modalities
for
the
establishment
of
the
nursing
training
school
are
expected
to
be
completed
by
the
end
of
the
year.
According
to
him,
the
development
of
the
north
and
the
country
as
a
whole
remains
his
topmost
priority,
and
with
the
support
of
all
Ghanaians,
he
is
poised
to
deliver
accelerated,
holistic,
transformational
leadership.
Dr
Bawumia,
who
is
in
the
North
East
Region
on
the
second
day
of
his
nationwide
constituency-focused
campaign,
will
tour
the
Chereponi,
Saboba
and
Mion
Constituencies
on
Thursday.