Tamale (Northern Region) 26 May '99

The Northern Regional co-ordinating Council (RCC) is compiling data on the socio-economic potentials of the region to facilitate the implementation of the vision 2020 development programme.

The regional minister, Mr Joshua Alabi said the data, which will serve, as a reliable source of information to investors would focus on the region's vast agricultural potential, which remains largely untapped.

During a meeting in Tamale with Mr Mike Nithavrianakis, First Secretary of the British High Commission in Ghana, Mr Alabi noted that livestock production has not received the needed push and expressed the hope that investors would be attracted to the sector.

The Regional Minister said lack of information and misinformation accounted for past conflicts in the region and commended the Savannah FM radio station, the Northern Region Youth and Development Association and some NGOs for their role in reversing the situation.

He appealed for British assistance to expand the coverage of the radio station.

Mr Nithavrianakis, who stopped over in Tamale on his way to Upper West region, commended the RCC for its efforts in ensuring lasting peace and harmony in the region.

He thanked the RCC for the warm reception accorded British Princess Ann during her visit to the region last year and informed the regional minister of the impending visit by Queen Elizabeth to Ghana later this year.