Mahama hints at reintroducing SADA

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Mahama, has hinted at the possibility of reintroducing the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA).

According to him, despite the negative media coverage the programme received, it is a viable venture that is worth a relook.

“Guinea fowl meat is becoming increasingly popular, particularly in the southern regions. If we can increase guinea fowl production, it would help the incomes of many families because it’s a project worth looking at again,” he said during a media encounter in Bolga on August 7.

John Mahama recounted the circumstances leading to the rumour that birds produced under the programme flew to neighbouring Burkina Faso.

“A visitor asked a watchman about the whereabouts of the guinea fowls, and the watchman jokingly replied that they had flown to Burkina Faso with the changing seasons. The comment was taken out of context and spread like wildfire,” Mr Mahama explained.

He noted that the media reportage that the guinea fowls had indeed migrated to Burkina Faso, resulted in the project being regarded as a failure.

“The truth, however, was far from it. Guinea fowls are not migratory birds, and the project’s goal was never to create a spectacle of thousands of birds in one place,” he said.

Mr Mahama clarified that the guinea fowl project was actually designed to enhance the livelihoods of rural farmers in the northern regions by promoting the production of the birds.

The initiative, he said, was aimed to incubate eggs and distribute day-old chicks to farmers, who would then raise them for meat.

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