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A group of young men and women at Busunu in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah region who rose against all odds to reject Salah bags of rice sent to the community for distribution to opinion leaders on July 18, 2021, have apologized to the chiefs, clan heads, Damongo constituency MP, party executives and other stakeholders in the area for their actions because the said rice was not meant for youth group.
At a press conference at Busunu, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the group, Seidu Sakibu stated that their action was meant to draw the attention of the Damongo constituency MP Samuel Abu Jinapor, who is also the Lands and Natural Resources minister, to help secure them jobs because other people are being employed in other districts.
He said “we are very sorrowful pertaining to our actions and inactions and thereby want to pronounce our regret.
Busunu; a homogeneous community is blessed with responsible elders full of wisdom, and when children belonging to them pick decisions that bring chaos, the children still will not hesitate to run back to them. You the elders know the suffering we went through during the elections, we therefore decided collectively to create the attention of our distinguished MP, since we are lucky in the Damongo constituency to have him as our MP, to hear our cry and come to our aid. Yes the message was ‘we need jobs not rice’ not because we wanted to sabotage or backstab our indefatigable MP, but rather to create a signal to him that we are really in need of his helping hand since employment is ongoing in other districts”.
Read the step by step details of the press statement by the youth group below.
Press statement
For immediate release
22nd July, 2021.
A MESSAGE OF APOLOGY FROM BUSUNU NPP YOUTH
Fellow patriots, the chiefs and elders of Busunu community, all party executives, Concerned Unemployed Graduate Association of Busunu(CUGAB) and its executives, Busunu Youth Association (BUYA), media practitioners, ladies and gentlemen, greetings to you all.
We are here today in front of the general public to make clarification on some actions being taken by Busunu NPP youth on Sunday 18th of July 2021. We believe very well that the entire community and the constituency at large will bear with us that the sharing of rice seems to be an annual activity performed by our abled Member of Parliament (MP) thus the minister for lands and natural resources Honorable Samuel Abu Jinapor.
Unfortunately this year on said date, the story changed from welcoming this philanthropic gesture.
We therefore want to, on behalf of our colleagues seek apology from our chiefs and elders since the said rice was not for the youth of Busunu but rather for our chiefs, Clan heads and elders.
Media practitioners, ladies and gentlemen, We want to say that we are very sorrowful pertaining to our actions and inactions and thereby want to pronounce our regret.
Busunu; a homogeneous community is blessed with responsible elders full of wisdom, and when children belonging to them pick decisions that bring chaos, the children still will not hesitate to run back to them. You the elders know the suffering we went through during the elections, we therefore decided collectively to create the attention of our distinguished MP, since we are lucky in the Damongo constituency to have him as our MP, to hear our cry and come to our aid. Yes the message was ‘we need jobs not rice’ not because we wanted to sabotage or backstab our indefatigable MP, but rather to create a signal to him that we are really in need of his helping hand since employment is ongoing in other districts.
Moreover, to our hardworking party executives, those times when you were not sleeping, we were also not sleeping as well. We rallied behind each other during and after the elections, but we are deeply regretting and apologizing for our actions. Our fight on the 18th, we thought was on the right direction, but seem to have brought sleepless nights to you the executives.
We want the general public to be very much aware that we were not influenced by any party executive nor any influential person in the hierarchy. We never intended to pre inform you before as this would have ruined our decision useless.
We are very sorry for any inconvenience this might cost you.
To CUGAB and the whole NPP youth, we still believe we are the patient type, hardworking and dying so hard for our party, fully connected and very respectful to our leaders, this in all, we still remain as loyal patriots. The this, and that, of Busunu is us, not you, not me. Let us still stand tall, hoping and praying our MP listens and come to our aid.
We thank the chiefs and elders of Busunu community, all the party executives, Busunu Youth Association (BUYA), and the media practitioners for all your efforts, concern, and time with us.
Jira, and his elders, we pray you plead on our behalf.
………..Signed…………..
Akuro Gbeadese Rafiu
(PRESIDENT)
0556811077
Luke Kaposhi Gbulo
(SECRETARY)
0547073037
Abdulai Malick
(ORGANISER)
0556399788
Jakpa Adishetu
(WOMEN ORGANISER)
0551008728
Seidu Sakibu
(PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER)
0592619668
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