Boniface Abubakar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nThe draft Bill on the Zongo Development Fund will be sent to Cabinet latest in weeks, Minister for Inner-City and Zongo Development, Alhaji Boniface Abubakar Saddique has announced.<\/p>\n
He said, his Ministry is almost done with consulting key stakeholders in the Zongo communities to garner ideas on areas of priority for the Fund.<\/p>\n
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) prior to the 2016 elections promised to establish the Zongo Development Fund (ZDF) to develop Muslim communities across the country.<\/p>\n
Addressing the media in the Eastern Region capital, Koforidua after consultation meetings with the Zongo communities, Alhaji Abubakar Saddique said he will submit a report on his nationwide tour of Zongo communities at the Cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the next 10 [days] to 2 weeks, I should complete [the report] and submit it before Cabinet. Then cabinet will submit it to the Minister for Justice and Attorney-General to convert everything into a legal language,\u201d the Minister told the media.<\/p>\n
He said the government is of the belief that, Muslim dominated communities \u2013 popularly called zongos \u2013 can be viable tourist attractions when a deliberate effort is made to develop them.<\/p>\n
He expressed optimism that, the Bill when laid before Parliament, will not face any major setbacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think we will have serious challenges when the Bill is laid before Parliament. And as soon as Parliament approves it, Ghanaians will begin to see the fruits of the Zongo Development Fund,\u201d he assured.<\/p>\n
The recurring concerns emanating from the consultations so far are education, sanitation and health, the Minister noted.<\/p>\n
He however indicated that, his Ministry will not employ the fire fighting strategy in solving the numerous problems within the Zongo communities but, will approach them tactically.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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