Presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has pledged to establish military barracks in each of the six newly formed regions if he is elected as the next president.
The former president said this would help tackle security issues in the regions.
The regions are Savannah, North East, Bono East, Ahafo, Western North and Oti.
Mr. Mahama made the pledge while delivering a speech in Gambaga, in the North East Region, as a part of his Building the Ghana We Want Tour.
He said there was the need for improved security in the new regions since it would ensure the safety and well-being of the residents.
“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.
Source: rainbowradioonline.com
