Residents of Mandari in the Bole District of the Savannah Region have taken to the streets to register their frustration and displeasure against the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) over what they say is a betrayal of their long-standing political loyalty to the party.
The demonstrators, who were mostly youth, claimed they have supported and voted for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in all political elections for the past 34 years, but have nothing to show for their efforts and commitment.
The youth were dressed in red and marched through the principal streets of Mandari amid brass band music. They were clad in red armbands and carried placards with inscriptions such as: “34 Years of Political Neglect, NDC Why?”, “We Need Jobs”, “We Need SHS”, and “We Need a Polyclinic”, among several other demands.
At the town clinic, they brought out room carpets that were being used as bedspreads in the facility’s only ward to underscore their call for the clinic to be upgraded into a polyclinic.
In their petition titled “Urgent Developmental Needs for the Mandari Community”, the spokesperson for the group, Tiffu Boron Son, noted that the systematic neglect of Mandari has reached a level that threatens the dignity, well-being and economic future of the people, owing to acute infrastructure deficits and developmental challenges.
On the need for a functional health facility, the youth indicated that the existing clinic lacks the capacity to serve the current population of Mandari and three neighbouring communities. They said the facility is critically undersized, with women and men sharing four beds in a single room.
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