The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, has promised that if he wins the 2024 elections, he will establish military barracks in each of the six newly created regions to address security concerns.

Savannah, North East, Bono East, Ahafo, Western North, and Oti are among the regions.

As part of his Building the Ghana We Want Tour, he pledged this during his speech in Gambaga, in the North East Region.

Mr. Mahama emphasized the significance of taking preventative measures to guarantee the safety and well-being of the residents, acknowledging the pressing need for increased security in the new areas.

By establishing military barracks in every area, he intends to improve the security framework and enable a prompt response to incidents and new threats.

“We are going to prioritise the completion of abandoned projects. All six new regions are going to have military barracks so that the Ghana Army will be present in all the regions. In addition, we are going to form joint military and police anti-armed robbery squads and one of those squads will be here in the North East to fight armed robbery.”

“Because we want you to have peace and security to be able to go about your duties and we know that our 24-hour economy policy cannot work unless there is security and safety for everybody,” he explained.