President inaugurates dining hall complex at NOBISCO

Tamale, May 1, GNA - President John Evans Atta Mills on Sunday

commissioned a dining hall complex for the Northern School of Business in

Tamale to provide decent infrastructural facilities for the students. The project, valued at GH¢745,000 was started in 2007 and can

accommodate more than 2,000 students. Prof. Mills has been in the region for five days on a tour, inspecting and

commissioning some developmental projects. On Saturday, he participated

in the final funeral rites of the late Nab Dr Ayietab Azantilow, paramount

chief of Sandema. The President told the students to study hard to justify the numerous

infrastructural development projects that had been undertaken under his

administration for them, adding that, the government would fulfil all the

promises it made to the people of Ghana. At Zoggu in the Savelugu/Nanton District, the President inspected

ongoing construction work on the 110 kilometre road being undertaken at

US$ 21 million dollars with funds from the Millennium Development

Authority (MIDA). He said the construction of the road would open the area for speedy

economic activity and enhance agricultural production as well as carting of

goods to the marketing centres. "My government will not rest until every part of the country has seen

meaningful development," he assured. The District Chief Executive for Savelugu/Nanton, Mr Prince Askia

Mohammed, said the district had benefited from the provision of 49

educational infrastructural facilities, distribution of 10,392 free school

uniforms, 139,023 exercise books and the employment of 714 youths under

the National Youth Employment Programme. He said a total of 1,190 sheep had been distributed to 119 farmers on a

credit in kind policy, aimed at raising livestock for the country. Under the block farms, 2,982 hectares of rice, maize and soya bean had

been produced. The President had earlier paid a courtesy call on the Sagnarigu Regent,

Mohammed Karim, in Tamale, where he assured the regent that the

government was committed to the fair and equitable distribution of the

national resources. The President is expected to depart to Accra after participating in the

May Day celebrations in Tamale.