A Monday morning downpour in Walewale and its environs did not deter its enthusiastic natives from giving their son, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, a mammoth welcome back home.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer arrived in his home region, the North East Region, to commence a campaign tour of the region, as part of his nationwide tour.
Upon reaching Nasia, a town before his hometown, Walewale, scores of people, both young and old, defied the rains and besieged his campaign bus, which had no choice but to slow down.
The enthusiastic crowd, many of whom were on motorbikes, led Dr. Bawumia’s convoy in a tortoise-like procession as he made his way into Walewale, en route to the regional capital Nalerigu.
The crowd grew thicker and the movement slower, as the NPP flagbearer reached the entry to Walewale.
At this moment, Dr. Bawumia got the crowd in a frenzy as he got down from his campaign bus and walked in the rains with the crowd on the main Walewale-Bolga road.
The more Bawumia walked through the town, the more enthusiastic and bigger the crowd got as more people, young and old on foot, motorcycles and tricycles, emerged from all corners, chanting his name in support.
Dr. Bawumia’s itinerary in the North East Region is packed, as he is expected to call on the Nayiri, the Overlord of Mamprugu.
As has been a common feature of his regional tours, Dr. Bawumia is also expected to hold discussions with the Clergy, Imams as well as the North East Regional House of Chiefs.
He will also engage with the youth, in an interactive session, as he does, in every region he visits.
