President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to end the aged long water crises in Tamale and its environs.
He maintains that the water crises that has lingered for years can only be ended by him as an indigene.
Recounting the water crises as fa back as his days in Ghana Secondary School in Tamale, President made referenced the long distance on foot to the Vitim Dam to get water as students. “I grew up in Tamale, so I know the Tamale water problem has been a very persistent one. I remember when we were in Ghana school, we used to go to Vitim Dam to go and fetch water to wash our clothes and to bath” President Mahama recounted.
Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the 24-hour economy model market in Kukuo in the Tamale metropolis, on Saturday April 18,2026 as part of his two day #Resetting Ghana Tour of the region, President Mahama intimated that the erstwhile Akufo Addo regime defaulted in debts, and hence could not secure the €277 million facility needed for the water projects in Tamale and Damongo.
He has since directed the finance minister to raise the amount domestically to finance the project.
“I have directed the Minister of Finance that we will find our own €277 million in cities. And we will do the water system ourselves. I want to assure the people of Tamale” he said.
He added that as a citizen of the area, the onus lies on him to fix it.
“I am a citizen of Tamale. If I don’t solve this water issue, nobody will come and do it. I can assure you that we are going to fix the Tamale water problem” he pledged.
President Mahama further indicated that “this new system is going to bring 30 million gallons of water every day to Tamale”.
Source : myxyzonline/wisdon Hededzome
