Source: millenniumnewsonline
Story by: yunus sawalahudeen wakpenjo
Chief of kwarshiman zongo, in the Ablekuma north municipal assembly, his majesty, Alhaji Imrana Billa Ango, has expressed disappointment over neglect of his traditional area by government since ascension on the throne of leadership as the executive arm of the republic of Ghana.
He recounted his experience with the vice president prior to the 2016 general elections, alleging that, the current vice president, then, the running mate of the new patriotic party, while canvasing votes from various Muslim communities for his party, personally called him on phone and told him he was sending delegation to him for discussion. He said,
“I was here when I saw a call asking me, are you Chief Imrana Billa Ango? I said yes, he said, ok I am Dr. Mahmoud Bawumiah, I am sending a delegation to you so expect them”. He emphasized.
He said after some days, some men, whom he did not mention their names at the time of filing the story, counting from three to four, came to his palace as promised in the earlier phone call he received, with the message from the current vice president, then, the running mate.
He stressed that, after delivering their message of campaign and seeks for his support to canvas vote for them in the 2016 elections, which gave NPP a sounding victory over the then incumbent government with the margin of some 1 million vote as speculated, they delivered an envelope which contained a sum of ninety nine Ghana cedi (99 cedi).
He said “when the delegation left, I called my kinsmen and informed them what happened and I opened the envelop that was submitted to me and it was just 99 ccedi. Yes! 99 cedi that was all that is in it. You know me, if he had giving anything more than that, I will say it. Just 99 cedi, left with 1 cedi for it to be a 100 cedi and that is what we had ever received till date and nothing else”. He stressed.
He said even when the selection of some ‘brilliant ‘zongo student was done for Cuban scholarship, they did not even know something happened and the mode of selection. Stressing that, they also have equally potential children of the needy status who would have fit in the description.
Chief further lamented that, when ministry was created to address challenges of zongo and inner city, he thought that would have been the compensation for their neglect by government, however, the ministry turn out of be a “white horse” without any relevance attach to it.
According to him, for over three years since the ministry of zongo and inner city was created, they are yet to feel its impact in their various traditional areas. Stressing that, even the toilet facilities government claims he is building under the ministry; they are yet to have any experience in that regard.
Meanwhile, chief imrana said “I know 2020 is here and they will come again, and when they come, we know what to tell them”. He accentuated.
Nonetheless, kwarshiman zongo has been in existence over 300 years longer before independence, yet, the community cannot boast of portable drinking water, market space, good roads and proper infrastructure. Even the public school serving all the surrounding communities, is not in proper shape.
Millenniumnewsonline, our checks reveals’ rates of high delinquencies in the area among children below the ages of 18, poverty rate is unimaginable. The community cannot boast of standard health facility to take care of health needs of the people. They require immediate attention of government and well-wishers to avoid any future escalation of deplorable nature.