Bole DCE Involved in Road Crash While Travelling to Tamale: "We are With Him in Prayer"

• The Bole District Chief Executive, Abdulai Mahamud, has been involved in a road accident while travelling to Tamale
• The accident occurred near Galinzegu in Central Gonja District on Yapei-Tamale Highway in the Savannah region
• Savannah Regional Minister Salisu Be-Awuribe confirmed the crash and gave updates on Mahamud's condition

The District Chief Executive for Bole, Abdulai Mahamud, was involved in a road accident on Tuesday, December 9, while travelling to Tamale for an official assignment.

The incident occurred at Galinzegu, near Sankpagla, in the Central Gonja District along the Yapei-Tamale Highway in the Savannah Region.

Savannah Regional Minister Salisu Be-Awuribe confirmed the accident in a post on his official Facebook page.

He assured the public that the DCE is in stable condition and receiving the necessary medical attention.

"My DCE for Bole District on his way to Tamale for an official assignment was involved in an accident around Galinzegu near Sankpagla in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region on the Yapei-Tamale Highway. He is in a stable condition. We are with him in prayers."

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