The 33-year-old Nelson Ndebah Ndebugre, a well-educated youth activist, entrepreneur and philanthropist seems to be in pole position to succeed Mr Avoka given how the young man has managed to endear himself to his constituents primarily through his philanthropic work in the area of health, education, and water and sanitation.

Ndebah Ndebugre, a product of the prestigious Mfantsipim Senior High School, got his university education from the University of Ghana and the Wisconsin International University College. He is  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of automobile importing firm, Ndebah Solutions Limited.

Affectionately known as NNN, Nelson Ndebah Ndebugre is popular among the NDC Youth Wing in the Zebilla Constituency and many of the youth cannot wait to see him become MP for the area.

The only stumbling block, some argue, was the presence of Cletus Avoka. But now that Mr Avoka has pledged not to run for Parliament in 2024, the way seems perfectly clear for Nelson Ndebah Ndebugre to become MP.

“Hon. Cletus Avoka has been a good leader and he has diligently represented the good people of Zebila for 24 years. He has now paved way for Nelson Ndebah Ndebugre to become the next MP for Zebila Constituency.

“Kusaug is proud of you Daddy, for your great services to the entire Kusaug kingdom,” wrote Popula Tangnaba following Cletus Avoka’s promise not to run for office in 2024.

“In the days of David and Goliath, Goliath was seen as the greatest champion and David the small Shepard who was just growing up.

“Goliath was the champion of the Philistines and even across most kingdoms. But my simple question here is, who responded to this champion and overcame him? And how old was the boy? Just a question.

“What the good people of Bawku West need right now is a son with the heart of David, and that son is no other person than Nelson Ndebah Ndebugre ( NNN). Thank you,” wrote Paul Alhassan, a supporter of NNN argued.

The Zebilla seat will ultimately be a seat to watch in 2024 given that though the Constituency is a stronghold of the  NDC, the party has lost the MP position twice – first to John Ndebugre on the ticket of the People’s National Convention (PNC) in 2004 and second, to Frank Fuseini Adongo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2016.

According to some passengers, the bus began to swing from left to right on the shoulders of the road until it eventually burst a tyre after the driver lost control.

This caused the bus to skid off the road, crashing into some shops and somersaulted.

Personnel of the Ghana Police Service and Ghana National Fire Service responded swiftly to rescue the victims.

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Some of the injured were kept in the trunk of the patrol pick-up truck for treatment at the Zebilla District Hospital.

However, this rescue mission failed as the vehicle also crashed into a pavement and eventually landed off the road, some 600m from the accident scene.

Reports indicate the accident occurred in a head-on collision involving the Opel and a KIA truck with registration number GX 6122-20.

The accident is said to have occurred opposite the Bawku West District Assembly while the Opel was travelling from Bawku to Bolga.

The KIA truck, according to witnesses who spoke to local-based Zebs FM, was travelling in the opposite direction.

The timely intervention of the Ghana Police Service led by the District Commander, ASP Jackson Kportufe, Ghana National Five Service, and the National Ambulance Service saved the victims

Among the injured was a pregnant woman, who is said to have sustained multiple fractures on both legs.

They were rushed to the Zebilla Hospital District for treatment.

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The KIA truck driver and his mate reportedly fled the scene over fear of being lynched by the witnesses.

Meanwhile, the Member of Parliament for the area, Cletus Apul Avoka, has also visited the scene and commiserated with the victims

The robbers also shot two others including a Brazilian contractor working on the Bolgatanga Pulmakom road and a ‘Mahama can do’ rider.

The pupil, Musah Hassan, was declared dead while receiving treatment at the Zebilla government hospital.

The expatriate, who was working on the road opposite the site of the robbery scene, was shot in his right leg while the rider of the ‘Mahama Can do’ motorcycle was shot in the arm through the windscreen.

Residents of Zebilla were aggrieved and accused the police of not acting to stop such robbery attacks in the town.

According to witnesses, the robbery happened about 200 metres away from the police station but the police failed to act to stop the attack.

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The angry residents, incensed by the posture of the police, thronged the station with stones and sticks.

The police fired warning shots to disperse the crowd.

The incident brings to four the number of similar attacks that have occurred in the area this month.