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Upper
West People's Assemblies
attract thousands
Jirapa (UW), June 6, GNA – Delays in the release of feeding
grants to Senior High Schools, poor performance of road
contractors and lack of irrigation facilities to promote dry
season farming, dominated issues raised at this year’s
Peoples Assembly in the Upper West Region.
The various Districts’ Assemblies held saw thousands of
people in the region interacted with ministers of state,
District Chief Executives and heads of key departments and
agencies demanding answers to the issues, which also
included the lack of electricity and delays in the payment
of personnel of the National Youth Employment Programme.
Jirapa, Nadowli, Lawra and Lambussie Districts took their
turn to hold this year's people's assemblies on Wednesday
and Thursday.
At Jirapa two people demanded answers why Mr Edward Salia,
Member of Parliament for Jirapa Constituency has failed to
utilize his Common Fund of about 86,000 Ghana cedis, but the
MP was not around to answer.
Reacting to the questions, Mr Clement Eledi, Deputy Minister
of Food and Agriculture explained that the event was not
meant for MPs to answer questions and therefore all
questions at the People's assemblies ought to be directed to
the DCEs and Ministers of State who were representing the
President.
Mr George Hikah Benson, the Regional Minister explained to
the people that the rising oil price and food prices were
responsible for the recent challenges in the world economy
and must not be seen as if it was the doing of a single
country.
He said they should, therefore, not allow themselves to be
deceived by those who were trying to use it as a political
weapon to make political gains.
Mr Hikah said the government was sensitive to the plight of
the people which explained why the President announced the
mitigation measures against the harsh effects of the global
problem.
Mr Godfred Bayon Tangu, Minister of State at the
Transportation Ministry enumerated a number of measures that
the government was taking to develop roads in the region to
catch up with those in other parts of the country.
He urged the people to acknowledge the good work that the
Government has done for the region.
He told the people that, "positive change did not mean that
the Government would print money and doled to people,” and
added the introduction of the Metro Mass Transit buses,
which have made travelling in the region easier as an
example of that change.
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