The Vice President of Ghana and the Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the forthcoming presidential election, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, held an event for widows in Bunkpurugu in the North East Region on Wednesday, July 10.
The ceremony was attended by hundreds of widows and NPP supporters, all in high spirits.
During the event, Dr. Bawumia announced that it marked the first day of his constituency-to-constituency campaign and he chose to start in his home region.
The Vice President expressed his readiness to promote his views and vision for the nation’s progress.
Dr. Bawumia emphasised his commitment to championing initiatives that would benefit the country as a whole.
He shared his aspirations for development and improvement across various sectors.
In his address, Dr. Bawumia urged the widows to support him in the upcoming election by voting for him in large numbers.
He assured them that, if elected President, he would focus on policies and actions that would help improve their lives.
“I am very touched and grateful to be with you this evening as the Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party for the 2024 presidential elections. Today is the first of my campaign at every constituency, and I decided to start the campaign at home, and that is why I am with you today.”
“I am your son and your husband, and therefore I am asking for your support, so I can help you when I become the president of Ghana in 2025,” he said.
The report distributed by the APO Group on behalf of The Presidency, Republic of Ghana, said that the event highlighted Dr. Bawumia’s dedication to grassroots engagement and his intent to connect with voters directly, reinforcing his campaign’s focus on inclusive development and support for all citizens.
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The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said that Nigeria’s average daily crude oil production increased to 1.27 million barrels per day (bpd) in June.
OPEC said in its monthly oil market report released on Wednesday that the production data was based on direct communication with Nigerian authorities.
OPEC receives data on crude oil production from two sources: direct communication, which is from member countries and secondary communication, such as energy intelligence platforms.
According to OPEC, the current output figure represents a 1.57 per cent rise from 1.25 million bpd recorded in May.
Due to the current production figure, OPEC said Nigeria retained its position as the biggest oil producer in Africa, surpassing Angola, which produced 906,000 bpd in June.
With 259,000 bpd in June, Congo ranked third among the biggest oil producers in Africa, according to OPEC.
“According to secondary sources, total OPEC-12 crude oil production averaged 26.57 mb/d in June 2024, 80 tb/d lower, month-on-month.
“Crude oil output increased mainly in Libya, Venezuela and IR Iran, while production in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the UAE decreased.
“At the same time, total non-OPEC DoC crude oil production averaged 14.24 mb/d in June 2024, 45 tb/d lower, m-o-m. Crude oil output increased mainly in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, while production in Russia decreased,’’ the report by Vanguard newspaper said on Thursday quoting OPEC report.
It will be recalled that on July 2, 2024, the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mr. Mele Kyari, declared a state of emergency on Nigeria’s crude oil production.
“We have decided to stop the debate. We have declared war on the challenges affecting our crude oil production,” he said.
Kyari also said that the detailed asset analysis showed Nigeria could easily produce 2 million barrels of crude oil per day without deploying new rigs, but the primary obstacle is the inability of industry players to act promptly.
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