Ho, Aug 15, GNA - Mr Samuel Okudzeto-Ablakwa, a Deputy Minister of Information, on

Monday appealed to the media to provide the right linkage between the government and the

people. Speaking at the media launch of the Volta Regional Policy Fair in Ho, he said the Fair sought

to 93give an opportunity to the people of the Volta Region to make direct assessment of our

government's delivery through regional institutions". The Four-Day Fair that would be launched by the President on August 17 would give the

opportunity to the citizens of the region to make inputs or critique some of the policy initiatives

of government. Decentralized Departments and Agencies as well as Municipal and District Assemblies in the

region would use the fair to showcase their policies, projects and activities and feedback

gathered for government. He explained that the Fair should help forge 93an effective partnership between the public and

the private sector to harness the potentials of the Volta Region for the benefit of our people". He said the Fair would feature 93Dialogue Sessions" on critical developmental issues in

agriculture, oil exploration, tourism and women and the youth as they relate to the region. Mr Joseph Amenowode, Volta Regional Minister, said the Fair was an opportunity for the

people of the region to see a graphic picture of the level of development in the region under

President John Evans Atta Mills' 93Better Ghana Agenda". Mr Kwesi Mintah-Benyin, Coordinator of the Fair said besides projecting the government's

achievements, the Fair would also feature future development initiatives. 15 Aug 11