H.E John Mahama has on Monday November 15, 2021, sent a delegation to the Daboya- Mankarigu constituency to make a donation to the families of the victims of the Offinso-Aboffuor bus accident which left more than 20 dead and several others injured.
This was made known in a press statement issued by the NDC Savannah Regional Communications Officer, Mr Malik Basintale.
The delegation which was led by the Former Northern Regional minister, Alhaji Limuna Muniru in company of Hon Obei Mahama Shaibu, Hon Yusif Sulemana, Hon Mutawakilu Galus, Hon Malik Basintale, Hon Sammy wusah, Hon Ali Kassim, Hon Original Zak, Hon Ustaz Abdullah, Hon. R.A Jalil, Hon Amin Mohammed, Hon Muniru Gazari, Hon Bahie Amos, Dr Ekpampo among others visited the various families in their communities and presented a sum of Ghc20,000 to them to cater for the funeral needs and support the families in these hard times.
A further donation has been advanced to support in paying the medical bills of those hospitalised, Mr Malik added.
This adds on to the many other kind gestures of H.E John Mahama in being a father to the fatherless and supporting the less privileged in times of their need within the Savannah region,the statement indicated.
“We continue to pray for H.E John Mahama for his kindness and benevolence to us, as a region”, Mr Malik said.
Background.
Some 17 persons were reported dead in a fatal accident on the Offinso-Abofour road in the Ashanti Region on Monday morning, November 1,2021.
Sixteen others reportedly sustained injuries and are currently receiving treatment at the hospital.
The Sprinter bus heading towards the northern part of the country is said to have collided with a trailer from the opposite direction, causing the unfortunate accident.
The bodies of the deceased have since been deposited at the morgue, for identification, autopsy and preservation.
The Offinso MTTD Commander, DSP Edmund Nyamekye, said preliminary investigations show that the driver of the trailer may have dozed off, leading to the collision with the Sprinter bus.
Source: yagbonradioonline
