Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has pledged to construct a university for the people of the Oti Region.
He made this pledge during an engagement with the Regional House of Chiefs at the Oti Regional Coordinating Council (ORCC) conference room.
The presidential candidate was on a mission to interact, declare his policies, and canvass votes for the 2024 general elections.
He outlined some of the developmental projects undertaken by the NPP government, which included the Jasikan-Dodi Pepesu road, the Kpando-Dambai road, the construction of the Oti Regional Health Directorate, the construction of the Oti Regional administration block, the construction of the Regional Education administration, the ongoing construction of the Police Regional administration, the ongoing construction of Dambai town roads, regional feeder roads at Krachi West, the Regional Agriculture office at Nkwanta, and many more.
He assured the people of improvements in agri-business, which is the primary occupation of the region's residents, promised proper road infrastructure, and vowed to revamp the entertainment industry in the community, among other manifesto promises.
Nana Mprah Besemuna III, President of the Regional House of Chiefs, stated that after fulfilling the creation of a new region to bring development to the area, the next item on the agenda is a bridge across the Oti River to enable passengers and commuters to move across the River Oti unimpeded.
