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.
