The presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has vowed to address security concerns in the six recently established regions by establishing military barracks in each region if he wins the 2024 elections.
The regions in question are Savannah, North East, Bono East, Ahafo, Western North, and Oti.
During his speech in Gambaga, located in the North East Region, as part of his Building the Ghana We Want Tour, Mahama emphasized the pressing need for improved security in these new regions.
He underscored the importance of taking proactive measures to ensure the safety and well-being of residents and outlined plans to bolster security infrastructure and respond swiftly to emerging threats by setting up military barracks in each region.
“We are going to prioritise the completion of abandoned projects. All six new regions are going to have military barracks so that the Ghana Army will be present in all the regions. In addition, we are going to form joint military and police anti-armed robbery squads and one of those squads will be here in the North East to fight armed robbery.”
“Because we want you to have peace and security to be able to go about your duties and we know that our 24-hour economy policy cannot work unless there is security and safety for everybody,” he explained.