General News of Sunday, 29 December 2019Source: Graphic.com.ghBawku must not return to the dark days of conflict - Dr BawumiaVice-President, Dr Mahamudu BawumiaThe Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has charged the Bawku Inter Ethnic Peace Committee and other stakeholders in promoting peace in the area to ensure that Bawku “does not return to the dark days" of conflict. The Vice President observed that the challenges of the North were one of poverty which is underpinned by poor infrastructure and lack of development of human resources due to inadequate education. Dr Bawumia mentioned the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam project, the one-village-one-dam policy as other interventions introduced by government to help transform the North. The Vice President later made a donation of GH¢20,000 and 100 cartons of assorted drinks on behalf of government to support the festival. FESTIVAL The Samanpiid Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the Kusasis in the Kusaug Traditional Area in the Upper East Region of Ghana.

Source: GhanaWeb December 29, 2019 14:15 UTC