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President Nana\u00a0Akufo-Addo\u00a0has reiterated the commitment and determination of his government to\u00a0bringing\u00a0development to all parts of this country, without discrimination.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He said, \u201cit is important for us that as Ghana goes forward,\u00a0and\u00a0all the people of Ghana go forward together in unity,\u00a0and in hope of a brighter future for our country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The President said this on Saturday<\/span>\u00a0when he delivered an address at the\u00a0Parri\u00a0GbielleFestival, in Tumu, in the Upper West Region.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In his remarks, after receiving the title of\u00a0\u201cNandongTenge\u201d, to wit \u201creliable friend\u201d, he thanked the Tumu\u00a0Kuoro,\u00a0Richard\u00a0Babini\u00a0Kanton VI, Paramount Chief of the Tumu traditional area, for acknowledging the work of government.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u00a0have\u00a0constructed a 6-unit classroom block at Kanton Senior High School, work is ongoing to complete a\u00a01-storey\u00a0320 capacity girls dormitory block at Tumu Secondary Technical Senior High School, and we have\u00a0opened a tender for the construction of another 320 capacity boys dormitory block at Tumu Secondary Technical Senior High School,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The President also said modern kindergarten blocks\u00a0and basic classroom infrastructure, including\u00a03-unit classroom blocks,\u00a0have been constructed at\u00a0Kowie,\u00a0Challu\u00a0and\u00a0Kassana.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Touching on agriculture, and with\u00a0Tumu\u00a0being\u00a0a breadbasket for the country,\u00a0he commended\u00a0the farmers of the area for their farsightedness and sense of progress in embracing the\u00a0programme\u00a0for \u201cPlanting for Food and Jobs\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some traditional dancers at the festival grounds<\/b><\/p>\n

As part of the programme, a total of 15 <\/span>motor cycles<\/span><\/span> have been presented to agricultural extension officers in the area to aid them in their work, whilst a\u00a0contract has been awarded and the site handed over for the construction of a 1,000 metric tonne storage capacity warehouse in Tumu.<\/span><\/p>\n

On\u00a0water and sanitation,\u00a0President Akufo-Addo noted that\u00a020 boreholes in different institutions in\u00a0Sissala\u00a0East have been constructed,\u00a0and the Tumu town water system is in the process of being revamped, with construction and rehabilitation of\u00a0pumps\u00a0and expansion of the system ongoing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have constructed 5 institutional toilet facilities at Kanton Senior High School, Tumu College of Education, Tumu Secondary Technical Senior High School, Tumu Community Centre,\u00a0and the Holy Child Senior High and the\u00a0Walambele,\u00a0initiatives\u00a0under the Ministry of Special Initiatives,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

With <\/span>government<\/span><\/span> having nearly completed a\u00a0CHPS compound in\u00a0Atase, and a 3-bedroom\u00a0doctor\u2019s, the President noted that the construction of\u00a0a new police station in\u00a0Balu\u00a0is almost complete.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Response to Tumu\u00a0Kuoro\u00a0requests<\/span><\/p>\n

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President Akufo-Addo assured the Tumu\u00a0Kuoro\u00a0that work will begin soon on the cotton ginnery in Tumu, with\u00a010 dam sites, in\u00a0Lilixi, Sakai,\u00a0Jijen,\u00a0Kulfuo,\u00a0ChalluBechamboi,\u00a0Duu,\u00a0Dolinbizon,\u00a0Wuru\u00a0and\u00a0Nabugubelle<\/span>, handed<\/span><\/span>\u00a0over for construction under the 1 Village, 1 Dam programme.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTwo other additional dams are under construction under the Sustainable Land and Water Management Project so it brings to a total 13 dams under construction here in\u00a0Sissala\u00a0East. I want to make the promise I made that,\u00a0in my time, we are going to have all year farming in the Upper West, Upper East and all the northern sectors of our country. That is going to be one of the legacies I want to leave the people of Ghana,\u00a0and we are on course to do that,\u201d the President said.<\/span><\/p>\n

He indicated further that\u00a0plans\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span><\/span>\u00a0been put in place for the\u00a0running of the Nurse Assistant Preventive\u00a0and Nurse Assistant Clinical programmes\u00a0at the Tumu Midwifery School.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On the request to construct fence walls around the two senior high schools in Tumu, President Akufo-Addo revealed that cabinet has issued directives\u00a0for the Ministry of Education to construct fence walls around all SHS\u2019s which are under threat of encroachment, and urged the schools to\u00a0put in their request to the <\/span>Education\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Minister.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are constructing 21 <\/span>state\u00a0of the art Technical and Vocational Educational Training Centres across the country,\u00a0and I am determined that the Education Minister<\/span><\/span>\u00a0should make sure that one of the two TVETs destined for the Upper West Region is sited here in Tumu,\u201d the President added.<\/span><\/p>\n

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