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President Mahama unveils Bawku Revitalisation Fund Committee
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President John Mahama on Wednesday unveiled a five-member Bawku Revitalisation Fund Committee, tasked with overseeing a one-billion-cedis development fund to restore the conflict-ridden Upper East town of Bawku to its former glory."The kind of murders that took place with impunity have abated, and at the time that I received the report, I announced the Bawku Revitalisation Fund to be administered by a Committee chaired by the Finance Minister,” the President said.
The President said that, with safety and security prevailing in Bawku and its surrounding areas, it was time to begin implementing the Revitalisation Fund to help the area recapture its former glory as a major commercial centre in Ghana.
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