Bawumia’s campaign team denies reports of his convoy being blocked by angry Dadieso residents

Dr. Gideon Boako, the spokesperson for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has denied reports that the Vice President's convoy was obstructed by irate youths on the Nkawkaw-Kumasi highway on Saturday, May 4, 2024.

In a May 5, 2024 statement, Dr. Boako clarified that Dr. Bawumia was not present on the said road at any point during the week.

According to him, the Vice President had been in the Western Region on the May 1 and 2, then proceeded to the Western North region on May 3, and arrived in Kumasi around 10 pm on the same day.

On the morning of Saturday, May 4, Dr. Bawumia departed from Kumasi to Accra by air, thus not travelling via the Nkawkaw-Kumasi road.

Dr. Boako further explained that the roadblock at Dadieso was the result of an accident involving a fuel tanker that had overturned on the road.

The youth took initiative to block the road as a safety measure to avert potential casualties in case of an explosion, maintaining the blockade until the arrival of the fire service and other security agencies who then cleared the road for use.

Read the full statement below:

I have observed a video being circulated, claiming that some angry youth blocked the Vice President’s convoy on the Nkawkaw-Kumasi highway on Saturday, 4th May. This claim is entirely false. The Vice President did not travel on that road during the entire week. He was in the Western region on the 1st and 2nd of May, moved to the Western North region on the 3rd of May, and reached Kumasi around 10 pm on the same day. He left Kumasi for Accra by air on the morning of Saturday, 4th May, and did not use the Nkawkaw-Kumasi road.

The blockade was due to an accident where a loaded fuel tanker had fallen on the main road. The youth, aiming to prevent any large-scale casualties in the event of an explosion, blocked the road until it was cleared by the fire service and other security agencies for safe use by commuters.

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