Thursday, September 16, 2010

LAARI ENDORSED DISTRICT CIEF EXECUTIVE FOR BUNKPURUGU-YUNYOO (PAGE 12, SEPT 16, 2010)

A former Northern Regional Commander of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mr Philip Laari, has been unanimously endorsed as the new District Chief Executive for the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District Assembly.
He polled 100 per cent of the votes after all the 37 assembly members voted for him.
The election, supervised by the Regional Director of the Electoral Commission, Mr Sylvester Kanyi, was held in a peaceful atmosphere as residents resolved to help change the bad image the district had gained in recent times.
A couple of months ago, the President revoked the position of the former DCE, Hajia Mavis Bawa, together with two of her colleagues Alhaji Abdulai Sandow of Karaga and Mahama Walvis of the Yendi Municipality.
The new DCE will be sworn into office next week.
In his acceptance speech, Mr Laari expressed gratitude to President John Evans Atta Mills and the assembly members for the confidence reposed in him and pledged not to disappoint them.
He observed that the district had numerous challenges spanning from unemployment among the youth, land and chieftaincy disputes, as well as inadequate educational facilities.
He, however, noted that those challenges were surmountable and promised to help find lasting solutions to them.
“It is a known fact that ignorance and unemployment often serve as agents for conflict and the assembly’s attention will focus on eliminating these two agents of conflict” Mr Laari further observed.
He explained that the assembly under his administration would encourage the youth and women to form co-operatives to be able to attract some form of assistance to enable them pursue their respective businesses.
The newly elected DCE also mentioned sectors such as road network, school infrastructure, health facilities, potable water, rural electrification, new methods of farming and security as areas that would be given priority under his administration.
“It is time to put our ugly past behind us and to use our share of the national cake for development but not to feed security personnel working to end avoidable conflicts; we can do it because others have done it, even Liberia has done it” he pointed out.
The Regional Minister, Mr Moses Mabengba, thanked the people for the peaceful manner in which they elected the new DCE.
He entreated the media to portray the positive issues about the area, saying “this district has been in the news for the wrong reasons and this must change for the accelerated development of the area”.

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