Former president and National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer for election 2020 John Dramani Mahama is expected to undertake a two-day tour of the Savannah Region beginning Tuesday, 13 August 2019.
The Savannah Regional Secretary for the NDC, Salisu Be-Awuribe, who disclosed this to Bole-based Nkilgi fm indicated the former Ghanaian leader will visit a number of towns and villages int he area.
Mr. Mahama, according to the NDC Secretary is expected to visit Debre and Mankpang in the Central Gonja District and from there move to the West Gonja District to pay a courtesy call to the King and Overlord of Gonjaland, Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa at the Jakpa Palace in Damongo.
After his visit to the Yagbonwura, the former President will be at the Damongo Lorry Park to inaugurate all the Regional Committees of the NDC and then move to a site to cut the sod for the construction of an ultra-modern regional office for the party in Damongo before proceeding to Larabanga to interact with the people there.
From Larabanga, the NDC flagbearer’s entourage will move to the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District where he is expected to meet the people of Gbiniyiri and Gindabuou and then to Sawla town.
On day two of his visit, Mr. Mahama will start his tour in the southern part of the Bole District at Banda-Nkwanta, then move to Mandari and Bole town.
The former president will also visit the North Gonja District where he will meet with the people of Daboya and Lingbinshi and end the tour after interacting with the people of Busunu in the West Gonja District.