Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has been charged to continue to pursue the vision of renowned Ghanaian politician, teacher and King, Simon Diedong Dombo.

During a courtesy call on the Chief of Duori, Naa Dombo III by the Vice President as part of his official working visit to the Upper West Region, the chief tasked him with the responsibility of pursuing the vision of the late Member of Parliament for Jirapa-Lambussie, who was a key founder of the Northern People’s Party, the forebears of today’s New Patriotic Party.

According to him, the family acknowledges his contributions in re-igniting the link between the two families that championed the vision of the tradition.

Naa Dombo described his intervention as timely and prayed God grants the Vice President the strength and fortitude to soldier till the dream of the two families that started decades ago is achieved.

“We acknowledge your intervention in re-establishing the link between the Dombos and the Bawumias. I am by this tasking you to pursue the vision of your father Dombo from where he left off. You have henceforth been tasked with the responsibility as a true son to achieve this dream that was birthed decades ago”.
Naa Dombo III

Chieftaincy title bestowed on Dr Bawumia

Naa Dombo III also bestowed on him a Chieftaincy title “Leweh” to wit “the chief (Dombo) has returned”. He explained that it was as a result of the traits of the late SD Dombo seen in Dr Bawumia that led the Dombo family to honour him with the title to encourage him to achieve his assigned task.

Dr Bawumia was also named as co-Chairman of the SD Dombo Foundation. In response, Dr Bawumia paid glowing tribute to one of the pillars of the NPP at his graveside where he laid a wreath and prayed for his peaceful repose.

The late Douri-Na, was reputed to be the first educated chieftain in the Upper Region of Ghana. He was one of the founders of the Northern People’s Party and became its first Chairman with Mumuni Bawumia (the Vice President’s father as Vice Chairman). The Northern Peoples Party later merged with other parties to form the United Party.

During the Second Republic, Dombo was also a member of the first Parliament under the membership of the ruling Progress Party after he was elected in the 1969 Ghanaian general elections. He was Minister for Health and then Minister for Interior in the Busia administration.

Prior to this, Dr Bawumia expressed government’s interest in investing an amount of $740million in the provision of drinking water under a policy dubbed: ‘water for all’.

According to Dr Bawumia, the significant investment of over 740 million dollars in various water projects across the country will increase the percentage of Ghanaians who have access to potable drinking water in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal for the provision of clean water and sanitation for all.

Dr Bawumia who was speaking at the commissioning of a town water project revealed that the successes chalked by government in providing potable drinking water for rural and urban dwellers has resulted in a reduction of sanitation-related diseases such as cholera.