The Upper East Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu, has called on indigenes of the region to unite to develop the area as well as the country.
Speaking to GBCONLINE at the First Ordinary Meeting of the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly, Mr Yakubu said ethnic and chieftaincy conflicts threaten the stability of the region. He therefore urged the people to avoid violence and come together to contribute to the development of the region.
Mr Yakubu said violent extremism, drug abuse, organized crime and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction are global concerns that transcend national borders and cause environmental damage which undermine economic prosperity and political stability in many countries and Ghana is no exception.
“Our shared vision of putting people at the centre of everything we do has to yield better outcomes that will eventually improve the lives of men, women and children in the Upper East Region, Ghana and the world at large” Mr Yakubu said,
Mr. Yakubu urged presiding members to put aside party politics and power rumblings and collectively help people come out of poverty especially the rural poor and the vulnerable.
The Regional Minister advised the Assembly on judicious use of resources reminding them that, the internally generated fund is the only fund they have control over.
He tasked the Assembly to block all revenue leakages, identify more sources of revenue and establish adequate schemes to improve the infrastructural advancement and provision of services.
Story Filed By: Emmanuel Akayeti
