Northern Regional Minister calls for protection of area's culture

Dalun (N/R), Oct. 20, GNA - Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris, Northern Regional Minister has appealed to Ghanaians, particularly the youth, to recognise and respect aspects of their cultures to enhance development. He said everywhere in the world culture was bringing a lot of tourism benefits to boost economies and stressed the need for Ghanaians to recognise and preserve positive aspects of their culture to attract tourists.

This was contained in a speech read for him at a seminar at Dalun in the Tolon/Kumbungu district for Tamale-based Ghana Developing Communities Association (GDCA), a non-governmental body. The GDCA's partners in Denmark organise seminars every year in Ghana to showcase and exchange cultures between the two countries. This year's seminar is on the theme: "Art, Culture and Development."

Alhaji Idris said Northern Region had diverse rich cultures that if modified, could attract a lot of tourists to boost the northern economy. He commended GDCA and its Danish counterpart for the initiative and urged them to work hard to sustain the friendship. Professor Abubakr Al-Hassan, GDCA chairman in charge of art and culture appealed to the Danish friends to assess the extent of damage caused by floods in the three northern regions and design some relief packages for the displaced. 20 Oct. 07