News:
June 22, 2017
The Salaga North constituency in the Northern region has held its maiden stakeholders forum to strategise for the rapid development of the area.
The maiden gathering brought together representatives of political parties, traditional rulers, religious leaders, Youth associations, opinion leaders, NGOs among others.
Resolutions reached at the end of the forum hinges on how to improve local governance, education, women and youth empowerment, water and sanitation, road network and telecommunication, language identity, security and healthcare delivery in the constituency.
The forum discussed the need for the creation of a new District from the Gonja East District to promote effective governance and ensure evenly distribution and proper use of resources.
A five member committee with representation from all stakeholder groups was constituted to ensure that the Senior High School (SHS) project started by the previous government is completed and help improve general education delivery in the constituency.
It was observed that the constituency is the only constituency without an SHS and a resident medical doctor in the country hence the need to ensure a remedy is provided.
The Salaga North maiden forum agreed for the need for all schools in the area to adopt Gonja as thepreferred Ghanaian language as a means of protecting the identity of the traditional area.
Addressing the forum, honorable Member of Parliament for the Salaga North constituency, Alhaji Alhassan Mumuni called for unity of purpose among stakeholders for the realization of set objectives in order to advance the development of the area.
Alhaji Alhassan Mumuni laments that the area lacks behind in education, energy, water and sanitation, access roads and health Facilities hence the urgent need for all to joins hands for the way forward.
He noted that successive governments have played their part but it is incumbent on citizens to show direction as owners of projects that may be introduced by other stakeholders for the progress of the area.
The Salaga North legislature also called for peaceful coexistence among communities in the area to enhance development of the area and noted that there cannot be any meaningful development without peace and security.
The MP charged the Ghana Police Service to expedite action to ensure that the Kpalbe Police station built several years ago becomes operational.
He hinted of the establishment of an Educational Endowment Fund to help brilliant but needy students within the constituency.
By Christian Kpesese