Govt to honour late President Limann

Gwollu (UWR), July 8, GNA- Government has approved an undisclosed budget to redesign the mausoleum of the late President Dr. Hilla Limann and the Gwollu Palace as part of measures to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of the former Head of State of Ghana.

Hilla Limann who was the President of the Third Republic and died on January 23, 1998 was the Gwollu Kuoru (Chief of Gwollu) before his death.

Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama made this known at Gwollu in the Sissala West District of the Upper West Region, when he paid a courtesy call on Gwollu Kuoru Kuri Buktie Limann IV, as part of a five-day official visit to the region.

He described the late President Lamann as the first person from the Northern part of the country to be a Head of State and a role model for people from the Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions. The Gwollu Kuoru, who is also a member of the Council of State, thanked Vice President Mahama for personally contributing 20 million cedis towards his medical bills when he was very ill. He said the project would promote peace and security in the district.

The Vice President assured the people that efforts were being made to provide a senior secondary school for the area, while the government had approved the tarring of the Gwollu township roads. He asked the people to embrace the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), since it was affordable.

Alhaji Mahama said a number of development projects were in the pipeline and appealed to the traditional authorities to provide lands for such projects.

Mr. Ismail Madah, Sissala West District Chief Executive, said the district assembly had provided a bungalow to accommodate the District Police Commander at the cost of 38,068 Ghana Cedis

Vice President Mahama also commissioned a community based Health Planning and Service Compound at Suke built by the Jirapa/Lambussie District Assembly at the cost of 31,400 Ghana cedis He said the project fell in line with government's policy to provide health facility at eight kilometers stretch of every community. Vice President Mahama said the project would facilitate family planning services and cut down preventable services.

Japanese International Co-operation Agency donated a motorbike, ten bicycles and medical equipment worth 7,000 dollars to the compound. Vice President Mahama also inaugurated a Police Station and Area Council block at Lambussie at the cost of 34,800 Ghana cedis (348 million cedis) and 14, 800 Ghana cedis (148 million cedis) respectively.