Regional News of Saturday, 8 May 2010

Source: GNA

Saboba DCE lauds prevailing peace in the area

Saboba (NR) May 8, GNA - The Saboba District Chief Executive, Mr. Jo= hn Ali Adolf has commended people in the area

for fostering peace and stability. He however asked the people to nip in the bud the land disputes that=

often occur during the farming season. Mr. Adolf made the commendation when he addressed the first ordinary=

meeting of the district assembly at Saboba

in the Northern Region. He said the assembly had constructed a 40- bed children's ward for t= he Saboba Medical Centre at the cost of GH¢

85,860.15 and a four- unit teacher accommodation at Nambiri valued at GH¢51,948.75. A five unit of lockable stalls have also been provided at Wapuli mar= ket at the cost of GH¢22,813.67. Mr. Adolf said in order to open up the district, spot improvement of=

roads were carried out on the three-kilometre

Wapuli- Yankazia feeder road, the seven Kilometre-Wapuli- Nakpongni road and the Tinbain- Borgbain, 9.8 Kilometre

stretch. He said the assembly has received GH¢192,400.00 as its share of th= e District Assemblies' Common Fund for the

fourth quarter of 2009. The Presiding Member of the assembly, Mr. Joseph Yimpuri called on t= he people to retain experience members of the

assembly whose term would end in September. He asked heads of department of the assembly to discharge their constitutional mandate devoid of political

affiliation.