AM WORTH MORE THAN FIVE BAGS OF SUGAR - MINISTER REPLIES NDC OVER SUGAR POLITICS

The Upper East Regional Minister Paulina Patience Abayage, has hit back at the opposition National Democratic Congress [NDC] over allegations of the use of public funds to purchase some five bags of sugar for donation to the party in support of this year's Ramadan fast.

UE Regional Minister, Hon. Paulina P. Abayage
Having learnt of this obvious falsehood, the Minister immediately responded to the mischief that was building up describing the action by  the NDC Regional Executives as unfortunate. She added that, she she was a very capable woman and that, she had the financial muscle to buy those bags of sugar and thus, did not need to use state resources for such a venture.

The background to the issue is that, Madam Abayage had presented some five bags of sugar through the Upper East Regional Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party to the opposition NDC. Her kind gesture was initially accepted but later in a dramatic turn of events, the recipients returned the bags of sugar.

The NDC's case was that, the Executives doubted the source of funding for the purchase the sugar and according to them, they as receivers, did not want to be part of any potential ‘corrupt’ means of purchasing the sugar.

However, Ms. Paulina Abayage in her usual amusing posturing on YEM Radio in Bolga when asked about the source of funding for the purchase of the bags of sugar retorted “does the RCC buy sugar for Muslims during Ramadan? Just five bags of sugar and someone thinks that I can’t buy?” She further stated emphatically that “I bought the sugar with my own money. Those who know me know am a very generous person”.

While expressing her disappointment at the turn of events and subsequent rejection of her well-intended outreach to the opposition party, she noted that the development was unfortunate adding that “This NDC people, let me tell them am not like them. I bought the sugar with my money and I’ll continue to do it”.

The rejected bags of sugar she disclosed were subsequently shared amongst persons suspected to be members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).

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