The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged Ghanaians to firmly oppose 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 failing to develop the northern regions and mishandling funds meant for progress.
He specifically targeted the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), a project launched by the NDC government to advance northern development, and claimed that funds allocated to it were misused.
Bawumia highlighted the guinea fowl farming initiative under SADA, which he argued had no real benefits for the people, as an example of this mismanagement.
In his harsh critique of Mahama, Bawumia accused the former president of overseeing the squander of hundreds of millions of cedis intended for the north’s development.
He also pointed out the lack of any significant SADA projects in the region, as evidence of the NDC’s failure to deliver on its promises.
The SADA guinea fowl project became a symbol of alleged corruption and inefficiency during Mahama’s tenure.
Bawumia mocked the claim that the guinea fowls had flown to Burkina Faso, a statement that became a point of ridicule in political circles.
“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, he said he was raring guinea fowls.
“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?”