The Vice President, John Dramani Mahama has re-affirmed his commitment to be neutral and impartial to the development of the North in particular and Ghana as a whole. He said he has no interest whatsoever in who becomes a chief in Gonjaland and therefore will not meddle in any of the chieftaincy bickering and going on in that part of the country.
Mr. Mahama gave the re-affirmation at a symposium in Accra, organised by Gonja citizens on how to harness the Resources of Gonjaland for accelerated development.
The Vice President in an emotional plea urged the three regions of the north to stay united and focus their attention to pulling their resources together to fight the poverty that has engulfed the area.
He urged the leadership and particularly the very educated ones to desist from inciting the uneducated and the youth into causing mayhem in the region saying "peace was a necessary tool for luring investors and investment into the area for development".
"The three deprived Northern Regions were endowed with both natural and human resources and the Government is leaving no stone unturned to harness that potential to develop the North so that it can catch up with the rest of the country". Mr. Mahama has stressed.
He mentioned particularly the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) which the Government has put in place to leverage the North out of poverty. He urged Gonjas to identify areas they can best play in bringing SADA into reality.
The Vice President took the opportunity to announce that most of the roads in the North will be awarded on contract to facilitate communication and improve free flow of movement and goods.
speaker after speaker touched on the history, culture and traditions of the Gonja people.
Dr. Foster Abu Sakara on his part outlined the strategies for overcoming development challenges in Gonja land whiles Mrs. Anatu Kande Mahama, Mr. Jamani Dramani and Otiko Afisah Djaba, Alhaji M.N.D. Jawula also took turns to educate the people on leveraging intellectual property rights for the development, land use and its contribution to development as well as the role of women in development in the area.
The symposium was also organized to commemorate the first anniversary of the Yagbonwura, Tuntumba Boresa I and also to usher in this year’s yagbon Damba festival
Story: George Azirigo
11/2/11
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