An indigene of Tolon, Mr Alhassan Alidu, has renovated an old abattoir located at Tolon for the Tolon District in the Northern Region at a cost of 22,000 Ghana Cedis.

The gesture follows Mr Alidu's willingness to support the President John Dramani Mahama to fulfill his Better Ghana Agenda.

When inaugurating the facility for use, he said he was worried about the poor condition of the only abattoir in the district.

He said unhygienic abattoir was a threat to the health of those who consumed meats prepared from it.

He indicated that since it was the only abattoir in the district, it was necessary that every step must be taken to put the facility into good shape.

Mr Alidu who is also known as the "President's Boy" said the renovated abattoir would create jobs for the people in the town especially the youth.

He explained that the abattoir directly and indirectly employed a number of people in the town.

According to him, the livelihoods of many people depended on the abattoir.

Mr Alidu, therefore, pledged that he would continue to venture into areas that would benefit the people of Tolon and its environs.

He also called on well-to-do indigenes of the area to contribute their quota towards the development of the district and the constituency as a whole.

He said it was about time those from the area played their individual roles well to ensure that the area catch up with its equals in the areas of development.

Mr Alidu who has also constructed a toilet facility for the community's basic school promised that he would continue to embark on other essential projects for the town to lessen the burden of the president.

The Chief butcher at the abattoir,Tibogu Nakoha-Naa Abdulai Ibrahim, thanked Mr Alidu for renovating the facility.

He said the facility had been there without renovation for more than 23 years.

He also pleaded with Mr Alidu to continue to support other developmental projects in the district.

Picture shows Mr Alidu with some of the workers at the Tolon abattoir in front of the renovated abattoir