For Immediate release

*A CALL ON THE NPP DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR OTI REGION AND HIS COHORTS TO DESIST FROM MISLEADING THE GOOD PEOPLE OF OTI REGION*

We have seen and read on many social media handles, a shameless, shallow and half-baked truth press release by the NPP Director of Communications in the Oti Region, Mr. Seidu Musah ; a man  we perfectly diagnosed of "Mahama Fever" ever since the notice of H.E John Dramani Mahama's visit to the Oti Region was echoed across the length  and breadth of the region.

Just for the records, H.E John Dramani Mahama is currently touring the Oti Region to get in touch with the inhabitants of the Region and transmit his message of hope to the people of the Oti Region who have been impoverished  over the past 20 months due to the harsh economic conditions the people are going through in the Region and the job losses suffered by the youth of this Region and those residing in other parts of this country following the collapse of Financial Institutions, Manufacturing companies, and many other businesses by the Akuffo Addo- Bawumia led government.

We in the NDC in the Region wish to assure all our brothers and sisters undergoing these economic tortures, a better future under the second coming of H.E John Dramani Mahama in 2020.

We have realized that, the NPP, having known that, they have failed the good people of the Oti Region has resorted to scoring cheap political goal with impunity.

It must be noted that, President John Dramani Mahama in his engagement with the people of Jasikan on the 18th of October 2016, assured the occupants of the Oti enclave now Oti Region of his intent commitment to create a new Region out of Volta Region in his next government while responding to an appeal made by the Paramount Chief of Buem Traditional Area, Nana Aburam Akpanja IV.
In fact, it was captured on www.graphic.com.gh on 19 October, 2016 that, the Paramount Chief of the Krachi Traditional Area, Nana Mprah Besemuna declared his support for the NDC manifesto to create five new regions and he (Nana) went further to state that, their agitation started as early as J.J Rawlings adminstration down to the NPP J.A Kuffuor administration at the time Mr. Akuffo Addo was the Attorney General and now president. So it can't be said that, the NPP is the only listening government to the people of Oti Region. We believe that, if H.E John Dramani Mahama had won the 2016 elections, Oti Region would have equally be created under his regime because he is a man of his words.

To state that, the NDC is against the creation of Oti Region is nonetheless an act of deliberate misrepresentation of facts by Mr. Seidu Musah and his likes.

It is on record that, the current NDC Regional Chairman, Hon. Gyapong Cudjoe has donated undisclosed amount of money, megaphones and fueled vehicles belonging to him and the NDC to be used to canvass for "YES VOTES" for the creation of the Oti Region.
We then asked, how can someone with a discerning mindset admit that, we are against the creation of the Oti Region?

Again, Mr. Seidu Musah should be reminded that, H.E John Dramani Mahama has donated not less than Ghc 50,000.00, the highest donation ever made in the creation of the new regions in support of the creation of Savannah Region and again, H.E John Dramani Mahama during the referenda voted in support of the creation of the Savannah Region which even became topical after he shown his "YES VOTE" to the general public at his polling station.
Is Mr. Seidu Musah aware of the aforementioned events leading to the creation of the new regions or is out of sheer hypocrisy that he is making those uninformed vituperations ?

It is however disappointing that, close to one year after the creation of the Oti Region, Government appointees still run the administrative works of the region in their vehicles booth for lack of office complex.

Free Education at all levels of Education in Ghana is guaranteed in the 1992 Constitution of Ghana under Article 25, hence we find it very absurd the praise singing by the Akuffo Addo government and their communicators like Mr. Seidu Musah for the haphazardly implemented "Free SHS".

Here again, we are reminding Mr. Seidu Musah and his "1 Day, 1 Fraud (1D1F) government of H.E John Dramani Mahama's commitment to make SHS progressively free which he started in the 2014/2015 academic year while at the same time constructing many classroom blocks, administrative blocks, dormitories and dining halls among other infrastructure developments in existing Senior High Schools to reduce the pressure the wholesale implementation of the Free education would put on the inadequate infrastructure existing prior to the coming into office of the NDC in 2009 and to ensure good academic performance of our wards at the SHS level.

It is also for this reason, the President, H.E John Dramani Mahama at the time started the construction of 200 Community Day Schools across the length and breath of the country out of which we have Nkwanta Community Day School and others which were built in the Oti Enclave now Oti Region which gave sustainable jobs to our people as teaching and non-teaching staff. Clearly, H.E John Mahama is a generational thinker and leader who has unquestionable foresight for the progress of the Oti Region.

Furthermore, one can not underestimate the inhumane and deceptive manner in which our brothers and sisters in the various Colleges of Education are being treated under this Akuffo Addo government .

The much touted "restored allowance" has turned into a mirage.
Evidence on the ground indicates that, the "restored allowance" is in arrears since the day Dr. Bawumia held the Restoration Ceremony at Accra College of Education.

Just recently at Nalerigu, the trainee nurses have poured out their frustrations and disappointments in the NPP government for failing to honor the 2016 campaign promises that made them voted for him and his league of nation looters and have strongly vowed to bring back the man with the nation at heart and with honesty to take over the helm of affairs.
Teacher Trainees who are supposed to be given direct postings have been compelled to undergo one year National Service with no assurance of automatic recruitment after their National Service. They have been made to undergo all these tortures just because they have voted for the deceptive Akuffo Addo.

Increments of Capitation grants remains on paper. Just last term, teachers in our basic schools in the 21st Century; have to set exam questions on backboards due to unreleased capitation grants while Mr. Akuffo Addo is gallivanting around claiming his government has increased capitation grants.

Also, every well meaning Ghanaian can attest to the fact that, the NPP government has done nothing to create more employment avenues for the teeming youth than to recruit party militias with no relative skills into key state institutions. A classical example is "Double' , the man at the centre of Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency Bloody By-elections who now earns not less than Ghc 9,000.00 as compared to the highly qualified tertiary institution graduates who are compelled to enroll on the renamed YEA as NABCo recruits with a meagre Ghc697.00.

We again remind the NPP government through Mr. Seidu Musah to answer the people of Oti, the whereabouts of the "1 Village 1 Dam", "1 Million US Dollar per Constituency" among other lofty promises made to Ghanaians prior to his elections in 2016.

On the issues of uncompleted roads in the Oti Region, we still find it very absurd the complains by the NPP concerning road projects in the Oti Region which were forestalled by the NPP government since their inception on 7th January 2017.
The Eastern corridor road project which could open the region for serious economic empowerment has been halted for unfinished investigations into the award of the contract and the government through their communicators still finds it more convincing to direct all critics to the John Mahama led administration while in fact, these projects were halted by the NPP government due to their ineffectiveness, incompetence and insensitivity to the development of the Oti Region.

We are taken by surprise the NPP still want us to believe that, they have an iota of moral rights left in their history to talk about corruption in this press release.
In fact, CHRAJ a constitutionally mandated state institution empowered to investigate abuse of public office and corruption related issues has dismissed the said bribery allegation levelled against H.E John Dramani Mahama by the very journalist, Mr. Manasseh Awuni Azure who today under the NPP government is in exile for doing his job as a journalist that was once hailed by the NPP then in opposition. We dare the NPP Director of Communications to point to the portion of the CHRAJ report that indicts H.E John Dramani Mahama in the said case.
Once again, we want to reliably inform   Mr. Seidu Musah if up to now he is not aware of the fact that, the Ford Expedition in question is currently been used by elements of his party/ government who have surrounded the president at the Jubilee House.

We hereby refer Mr. Seidu Musah to the CHRAJ report and if there is any clause in that report which he finds difficult to comprehend, our doors are open for him to get educated on the said report.
We delight in helping our opponents who have fallen short of understanding issues of public interest after reading them, hence Mr. Seidu Musah and his cohorts are always welcome to our offices for further and better education on issues of this kind.


However, we take this opportunity to remind the NPP that, Oti Region has 8 districts and the "1 District , 1Warehouse promised the people of Oti Region is gradually turning into a mere slogan as usual under the Akuffo Addo government; enough of the rhetoric talks!
When it comes to Agriculture, the NDC has an impressive track record as compared to the NPP government. It is an established fact that, fertilizer for our farmers which used to be free under H.E John Dramani Mahama is now been sold to farmers at a price of Ghc90.00 per bag.  How can sale of fertilizer to farmers be an incentive to our farmers than Free fertilizer which were given to them?

In conclusion, the tour of the Former President and Flagbearer of the NDC sends shivers down the spine of the ruling government and its surrogates hence this move by the NPP communications Director to divert the attention of the public from the success of this tour.

*Signed*
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*Oti Reg.Comm.Officer*
*Mobarak Karim Diplomatic*
*0248690371*