Support Government In Maintaining Peace In The Region,,,,,,, Regional Minister Called On Traditional Rulers

The newly sworn in northern regional minister, honorable Salifu Saeed has appealed to the traditional rulers in the region to support government on maintaining peace in the region to help bring development to the people.

According to the regional minister, before any region can get developed, peaceful environment must prevail.

Honorable Salifu Saeed said this when he paid a courtesy call on the five major chiefs in the Tamale on Thursday as part of his five-day familiarization tour of the region.

The minister who was accompanied by the regional chairman of the party (Abdul-Fatawu Bugri-Naabu), the regional chairman of the party's council of elders, the regional coordinating director, the regional chief coordinating director, some constituency and regional executives called on the Paramount chief of Tamale ( Gulkpe-Naa, Alhaji Abdulai Alhassan), the Dakpema ( Naa Alhassan Mohammed Dasana).

The convoy also called on the Paramount chief of Sagnarigu (ambassador Yakubu Abdulai), the Banvum-lana ( Mahamadu Abdulai) and the Lamashe-Naa to ask for their blessings and also introduce himself to them

Interacting with the chiefs and their elders at their various palaces, honorable S.S Saeed promised to turn Tamale into a business center where investors across the glob can come and invest their moneys.

He said the government of Nana Addo has the intention to developing the northern region. But added that, peace must be the leader of the development.

He also used the opportunity to thank chiefs and people of the region for the peaceful nature in which the 2016 general elections were conducted through to the transition period, calling for it to continue.

The chiefs in their part, also thanked the minister for recognizing their role in the governance system and appealed to him to use his office to develop the region.

They also called on him to be a father for all and not only party supporters, saying they will be disappointed if he chooses one side of people leaving the others.

The Nanima,(collective name of chiefs in Dagbani) also appealed to the minister to create jobs for the energetic but unemployed youth in the area to help solve the unemployment issues which as a result of youth engaging in social vices in the region.

The chiefs also urged him to ensure that, the numerous chieftaincy disputes that engulfed the region found lasting solutions. One of the chiefs, Naa ambassador Yakubu Abdulai ( paramount chief of the Sagnarigu traditional area said the chieftaincy disputes that has been disturbing peace in the Dagbon kingdom has brought an untold hardship to the people in the area.

He said government was to be blamed partly for the start of those conflict and called on the regional minister to use legitimate means to resolve the issue

In responding to their demand, honorable Saeed assured the chiefs he will work together with them to resolve all outstanding chieftaincy matters peacefully in the region. .