Government is ready to support private radio stations - Mahama

Bejamse (Volta Region) 20 April 

The government is ready to support private sector involvement in setting up community radio stations. It is also committed to opening up rural communities with a definite programme to extend telephone facilities to communities with a population of 500 people or more, in addition to the provision of electricity and other social infrastructure. Mr John Mahama, Minister of Communications, revealed this last Friday at the annual Sonkor festival of the people of Bejamse in the Krachi district.

The Minister called on chiefs to strive to maintain the current peace and stability in the country to increase donor and investor interest in exploring business opportunities in Ghana as the "true gateway to West Africa".

On education, Mr Mahama asked communities to take up the supervision of their own schools to achieve quality education. The contract on the road network in the Northern Volta is being reviewed and would soon be awarded for work to commence, he said.

Alhaji Seidu Iddi, Volta regional minister assured the people of the Government's commitment to developing the Volta region to be at par with other regions of the country. Government would not relent in its efforts to ensure that every child gets the opportunity to have quality education to the level each child can go, he said. Traditional leaders should play a leading role in ensuring that enrolment in schools increase, especially in the rural areas.

Mr Francis Osei-Sarfo, Krachi district chief executive said the assembly has spent large sums of its share of the common fund in rehabilitating and constructing schools, providing furniture and awarding scholarships to needy and hardworking students.