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The Upper East Regional Minister, Mark Woyongo says the rapid socio-economic development coupled with sport improvement in all sectors of the economy depicts that the NDC is on course and therefore stand the chance of retaining power come December 2012. He said judging the overall performance of the Mills administration over the spate of three years, one can confidently say that the Better Ghana agenda promised Ghanaians is yielding fruitful results, emphasizing the need for Ghanaians to renew the mandate of the incumbent to pave way for more infrastructural development. Mr. Woyongo was addressing participants at an outreach programme for a durbar of chiefs and People of the Builsa Traditional Area. The outreach programme which was the third in the series to be organized in the region brought together Municipal and District Chief Executives as well as Regional Party Executives of the NDC among other functionaries. The district-wide programme mooted by the Regional Minister was to create an enabling platform for district chief executives to propagate the policies and programmes of the government and also bring to the fore the massive developmental projects that had been undertaken since the reigns of the Mills –led administration. Mr Woyongo said the region has had its fair share of development, notwithstanding, the numerous developmental projects that have sprung up in the region over the last three years of the NDC. He catalogued a number of developmental projects and mentioned SADA as one of the numerous government interventions aimed at bridging the yawning developmental gap existing between the north and the south. He said under SADA, school infrastructure, road network, agricultures and health would be improved to bring about development which will translate and transform the lives of the fortunes of Ghanaians, particularly, the three regions of the north and parts of Brong Ahafo and Volta Region. Giving an overview of projects in the district, the District Chief Executive, Norbert Awulley announced that 44 mechanized boreholes have been drilled in most communities of the district and mentioned Tankansa primary school, Wiesi and Bachonga CHP centres, as well as Sandema and Fumbisi SHSs as some of the beneficiaries. On education, Mr. Awulley expressed delight in the performance of students that sat for last years’ BECE. He said out of 1,351 candidates presented for the 2011 exam, 700 students gained admission into the various second cycle institutions. In terms of regional ranking, the district came first and was ranked 81 out of 163 at the national level. He said though some successes was chalked in the area of education, there was the need for the district to work beyond that achievement and envisaged a better performance in the years ahead. In the area of health, Mr Awulley said the assembly in the year 2011 supported 30 nursing trainees in the form of financial assistance as a measure to providing quality health care delivery to the people. Mr Awulley also touched on areas including the NYEP, the GSFP and the Ghana Social Opportunity Programme among others and assured the district of more development projects. The DCE also seized the opportunity to remind Ghanaian on the upcoming biometric registration and cautioned electorates to desist from double registration and voting since both practices attracts imprisonment.
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