The Member of Parliament for the Bolgatanga Central Constituency, Isaac Adongo, has defended his decision to construct 15 grinding mills for communities within the constituency.
Mr. Adongo explained that the sharp criticism of the initiative is borne out of ignorance, adding that the grinding mills were requested by the communities.
While commissioning kindergarten (KG) and maternity blocks at Anateem and inspecting other projects—including the construction of a culvert, a refurbished police post, and boreholes—as part of a project inspection tour of the constituency on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, the MP also commissioned a grinding mill for residents of Amogrebisi in Sumbrungu.
The emergence of a video on social media has since generated controversy, with some people describing such projects as mediocre. However, responding to his critics after inspecting other projects on Thursday, the MP said the criticism stemmed from a lack of understanding of the needs of the communities.
He emphasized that it was the communities themselves that requested the construction of the grinding mills.
“The people asked for it. More than 15 communities but I managed to satisfy 15 communities. You see, development is community centered. What is relevant to the people of Agblogboshi is different to the people in Mamobi and different to those in Bolgatanga. Somebody, whose community staple food is fufu, will not understand why I’m giving them grinding mills. They are asking for it because food processing is a big problem and normally when the rains are very heavy there are homes that don’t even prepare dinner because they have to go far to grind. When people realize that they cannot fight you, they want to break your spirit.”
