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The Gonjaland Youth Association (GYA) has reiterated its call on the government to ensure the tarring of the Fulfuso-Sawla road.
The Association said it has noted with disappointment that during the year, the government had on separate platforms promised to cut the sod for the construction of the Fulfulso-Sawla road at different dates, March 15 and June 25, but all these dates have been dishonoured.
The Association made the call in a press statement signed by its General Secretary, Mr Dramani Dari.
The Association also mentioned the Tamale-Salaga-Kpandai road, the Domeabra-Mpaha road, Kasawugu-Tuluwe, Bunsunu-Daboya-Mankarigu roads and the Laribanga-Bawena, Laribanga-Mole roads as deplorable roads that had been neglected over the years and needed the urgent attention of government.
The Association said the entire Gonjaland was appalled by the lackadaisical attitude of the government in treating the issue of the Fulfulso-Sawla road and warned that: “If by December, 2011, we do not see anything concrete happening on this issue we will be forced to advice our people not to give audience to political parties to campaign in Gonjaland”.
Mr Dari said the Association appreciated efforts being made by the government towards the creation of a new region out of the present Northern region but was worried about the slow pace of the process and appealed to the government to immediately set up the technical committee to facilitate the process.
The Association said that the creation of the new region would not only ensure grass roots participation in governance but also bring about equity distribution of national resources and balanced development in the whole of the northern region.
Source: GNA