The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Bongo has challenged Upper East Regional Minister Donatus Akamugri Atanga to provide evidence of development projects completed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government in the district since assuming office in January 2025.
The party claims residents have yet to see significant development interventions under the current administration, despite the Regional Minister, the Member of Parliament and the District Chief Executive all belonging to the governing NDC.
Addressing a press conference, the party’s Communications Officer, Agengre Daniel Asebila, accused the Regional Minister of presenting a selective account of the district’s development history during his October 2026 Accounting to the People exercise.
According to the NPP, the Minister failed to acknowledge projects undertaken by the previous administration while placing greater emphasis on projects yet to be implemented by the current government.
“Should the NDC administration not, by now, be presenting the people of Bongo with a demonstrable record of completed projects and works currently under construction, rather than continuing to announce projects that one cannot vouch for their feasibility?” the party questioned.
The NPP also raised concerns about the utilisation of equipment provided under the District Road Improvement and Maintenance Programme (DRIP), accusing the current administration of failing to deploy the machines effectively to improve roads in the district.
It alleged that the equipment remained largely idle while several roads continued to deteriorate.
In defending its development record, the party cited several road and bridge projects it said were undertaken between 2017 and 2018 under the previous NPP administration.
These included the Bongo-Balungu Bridge, Balungu-Lungu Bridge, Lungu-Vea Bridge and Dua-Borogo Bridge.
The party also mentioned works on the Gowrie Junction-Gowrie Senior High School road and the Nayorogo-Namoo road as examples of development interventions during the first two years of the previous administration.
Mr Asebila maintained that projects undertaken by successive governments should be acknowledged regardless of political affiliation.
He called for greater transparency in reporting government projects and expenditure, arguing that residents deserved verifiable information about completed works, ongoing projects and development commitments.
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