{"id":253051,"date":"2024-11-19T21:53:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T21:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/19\/mahama-promises-to-elevate-koforidua-into-a-metropolitan-status\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T21:53:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T21:53:05","slug":"mahama-promises-to-elevate-koforidua-into-a-metropolitan-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/19\/mahama-promises-to-elevate-koforidua-into-a-metropolitan-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama promises to elevate Koforidua into a Metropolitan status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has pledged to elevate the New Juaben South Municipality to a Metropolitan status if elected president.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the fast-developing urban area has what it takes to become a metropolitan.<\/p>\n<p>He made this promise at a mini rally at the Koforidua lorry station as part of his tour of the region on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are saying that some of the assemblies are going to be elevated but it was written down in the NDC manifesto that if we are voted into power by God\u2019s grace looking at how Koforidua is expanding and people evolving in the town, it is time to raise the various municipalities into metropolis status.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought that as they changed some assemblies to districts, they would do the same to Koforidua but they didn\u2019t so as they decided not to do it, so we will expand Koforidua to metropolitan status if we come to power because Metropolitan status will help us to get, resources for us to develop Koforidua and construct the roads and everything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember during our time in governance we constructed asphalt on all the roads within Koforidua but as I am speaking to you now, some of them are in a poor state, but we will reconstruct them when we come to power,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mahama further revealed that the NPP wants to evade accountability hence their quest to hold onto power says a vote for Bawumia and the NPP is an endorsement of corruption and mismanagement.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#GhanaPolls2024<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>#ElectionBureau<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>#CitiVerify<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spam, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has pledged to elevate the New Juaben South Municipality to a Metropolitan status if elected president. 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