By
Godfred A. Polkuu, GNA
Zuarungu (U/E), Aug. 10, GNA – Bolgatanga East
District Assembly has endorsed Reverend Emmanuel Abugre Abole with all the
votes needed to become the first District Chief Executive (DCE) of the area.
The 14-member Assembly all cast their votes in
a first round in favour of the nominee at a confirmation ceremony at Zuarungu,
the district capital.
Mr Frank Fuseini Adongo, the Deputy Upper East
Regional Minister, called for their cooperation and commitment, and further
urged members of the assembly to maintain peace and unity in the area.
He said the Akufo-Addo administration is on
course to delivering its social contract with the people of Ghana.
Mr Adongo said government’s commitment to the
marginalized and vulnerable groups cannot be questioned adding that payments
would be made to beneficiaries under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
Programme (LEAP).
He said one “One beneficiary member of a
household will get GH¢64.00, two will get GH¢ 76.00, three GH¢88.00 and four
members of a household will receive GH¢106.00.”
The Deputy Minister said one achievement by
government was the roll out of the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme
adding that government is introducing the Double Track Intake System.
“We are securing $500 million for the Ghana
Education Trust Fund (GETFUND) to complete all structures that were started in
all Senior High Schools. From a figure of over 15,000 beneficiaries, this
region will have more than 30,000 SHS students on the programme by September
this year,” he said.
Reverend Abole, in his acceptance speech, said
“I am greatly honoured by the privilege offered me by His Excellency the
President of the Republic of Ghana and with this overwhelming confirmation I
would serve the people in the newly created Bolgatanga East District Assembly.”
Rev Abole said “I foresee good things to come
in our new District. We need to, however, work to support the President in the
implementation of the flagship policies set for the country as in the Planting
for Food and Jobs, One District, One Factory; One-Village, One Dam; One
Constituency, One Million Dollars; the Free SHS; the National Campaign on
Sanitation; the SHS Double Tracking System and many more.”
Present to grace the occasion were Dr Dominic
Akuritinga Ayine, the Member of Parliament for the area, NPP regional and
constituency executives, government officials, traditional rulers and members
of the security services.
GNA