Sawla-Tuna-Kalba DCE angry over ‘fake’ error-ridden letter written in his name

The District Chief Executive for Sawla-Tuna-Kalba in the Savannah Region, Lawal Tamimu, is angry over what he calls attempts by some unidentified persons to brand him as the author of an error-ridden letter announcing a visit by the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to the district.

The letter, dated 29th May 2019, went viral on some social media platforms and was subsequently discussed on some traditional media platforms in the region.

The angry DCE says the Assembly has referred the matter to the police for thorough investigations to fish out the individuals who created and circulated the letter in his name.

Mr. Lawal Tamimu in a statement issued to the media and signed by the Public Relations and Complaints Officer of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District Assembly, Mr. Abu Ibrahim, said the ‘fake letter’ was a calculated attempt by some saboteurs in the area who are only bent on tarnishing his hard-won reputation, just to embarrass his administration and by extension the Assembly.

He questioned why and how a purported official letter from the District Assembly inviting dignitaries and key stakeholders for the occasion of the historic visit of the Vice President was not written on the official letterhead of the assembly.

He said per administrative procedure, every official letter of that magnitude from any Assembly is written by the District Coordinating Director on official letterhead, which bears the national coat of arms before it’s signed by or for a DCE.

“It must be stated clearly that the Hon. DCE left Sawla for Tamale on 28th May 2019 to attend a meeting of MMDCEs with H.E. the Vice President and the Hon. Ministers of Northern, Savannah, North East Regions slated for 29th May 2019. The District Coordinating Director was also in Tamale the very day the said letter was written and distributed”.

When contacted, the DCE, Mr. Lawal Tamimu, maintained that the signature on the said ‘fake letter’ did not also represent his signature. The signature on the said letter is not mine and the letter head is also not from the assembly” he noted.

The DCE has therefore urged the public to disregard the letter and treat it with the contempt it deserves.

“The letter was forged to tarnish my reputation as DCE by some individuals who have personal interest in the position I occupy”.

Meanwhile, some residents of the district believed to have opposed Mr. Lawal Tamimu’s appointment as DCE have reportedly gone to the media with copies of the said fake letter demanding that the President, Nana Akufo-Addo terminates the DCE’s appointment.

Other residents, who are also hailing the DCE for his commitment to the development of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District have not only rubbished the call for the termination of his appointment, but have also described the matter as “criminal”.

They said they fully support the decision by the Assembly to refer the matter to the police for investigations to clear the DCE of any wrongdoing.

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