Welcoming the NDC flagbearer and officials of the party, the Queen mother said she had already allocated a parcel of land for the project, explaining that sports, especially football, is a very important career path for the youth of Berekum.
Berekum Queen mother promises to name stadium after Mahama if...
Nana Akosua Ameyaahene, the Paramount Queen-mother of the Berekum Traditional Area in the Bono Region, has promised the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), to name a sports stadium she expects to be built in Berekum by John Mahama if elected as president in the 2020 elections.
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She said: "The game of football has some of its roots here in Berekum and it is a sport that is dear to the heart of my people."
She also welcomed plans of the NDC to site a campaign of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UNER).
Mahama on his part promised to build a district hospital and a cashew processing factory to be supervised by a Cashew Development Board to add value to the crop.
He informed Nananom about some of the NDC's policy interventions for Ghanaians when elected, such as the inclusion of private schools in the Free SHS Programme.
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