David Tibrum Makinye Batu despite his audacious pledge to gift each delegate a motorbike each if he is elected as chairman, failed to make an impact in the polls. While the election was ongoing, there was a truckload of wooden boxes containing 100 non-assembled motorbikes with a banner of the Mr. Makinye Batu parked close to the election grounds. Mr. Makinye Batu had told Citi News in an interview that the motorbikes were to help him start work when he gets elected as chairman. “Our victory in the Oti Region come 2020 is dependent on logistics; especially motorbikes in the region. I really want to be the Regional Chairman; so the motorbikes are what I will use to begin my work.

Source: GhanaWeb May 19, 2019 09:22 UTC