PRESIDENT MILLS DONATE ITEMS TO MOSLEM COMMUNITY

The President through the Tano South District Assembly has donated food items worth Six Thousand Three Hundred and fifty Ghana Cedis to the Moslem community in the Tano South District.

The items which are the president’s widow’s mite to the Moslems in the course of their Ramadam Fasting comprised of thirty five cartons of edible oil, forty five bags of rice and forty five bags of sugar.

Speaking at a short but impressive handing over ceremony after joining the Moslems in their Friday prayers, the Tano South District Chief Executive Hon Zakari Bukari Ananaba said the items would help the needy amongst the Moslem community to continue with the fasting since it would go a long way to show the president’s concern for the vulnerable and needy Moslems in times of their fasting period.

The DCE said as the month of August is in the heart of every Moslem as the beginning of the Ramadan fasting, it is hoped that effort would be taken to give as the Koran says that everybody who gives during Ramadan gets blessed and thus, it is in this vain that the President has directed that this token of gift should be donated to the needy and venerable in the Moslem community.

He said though small as the gifts may be, he hoped that the gesture would be received wholeheartedly and on behalf of the president and the Tano South District Assembly wished the Chief Imam and the Moslem Community a happy Eid Ul – Fitr in advance.

The Chief Imam of the Tano South District Ibrahim Gariba who received the items on behalf of the Moslem community thanked the President and the Tano South District Assembly for the kind gesture and promised that the items would be distributed according to the purpose for which it was donated and assured of Moslems continuous prayers for the nation and its leaders.
At a similar ceremony at the Derma Central Mosque where the District Chief Executive joined a large number of Moslems for the Friday prayers, the District Chief Executive assured the Moslems that the school feeding programme would be extended to the Derma Islamic Primary School when school re-opens in September and also called for their cooperation in all aspects of the running of the school.

DEPUTY MINISTER OF INFORMATION VISITS TANO SOUTH DISTRICT

The Deputy Minister of Information, Honorable James Agyenim Boateng has paid a familiarization visit to the Tano South District and educated the public on government policies and programmes and also acquainted himself with problems affecting the District. At Bechem, the district capital of Tano South District, the Deputy Minister said, government is putting measures in place to encourage public sector workers in the country to put in their maximum efforts towards the attainment of the better Ghana Agenda. Honorable Agyemin Boateng hinted that the current government is a selfless government that seeks to the welfare and needs of the people.

During the open forum some of the people voiced out their views and suggestions on the way forward on some government policies and programmes such as the National Youth Employment Programme, School Feeding Programme, Farmers Pensioners Scheme Policy and the National Health Insurance Scheme.

Touching on security, the Deputy Minister assured that the government in conjunction with the Japanese Government would be constructing bungalows and barracks for the security agencies across the country.

On Agriculture, Honorable James Agyenim Boateng said, the government has plans to improve agricultural practices such as rice farming, cocoa farming and cash crop farming in the country. He recalled that the farmers’ pensioner scheme and spraying of cocoa farms are some of the attributes of the current government.

In a welcome address, the Tano South District chief Executive, honorable Bukari Zakari Anaba said the success of every government depends largely on an effective information dissemination system where policies and programmes are explained to the citizenry.

This he said promotes participatory democracy which seeks a better government. He commended the Ministry of Information for educating the public on the Better Ghana Agenda of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Government. Honorable Bukari Zakari Anaba urged the people to take the programme in good faith.

On education, the Minister revealed that government is planning to establish a Public Funded University in the Region as promised during the electioneering campaign of the NDC to help enroll more students into the university and also construct more classroom blocks to enhance quality education in the district. He further assured the people that government through the District Assembly Common fund would support brilliant, but needy children in the district to further their education to a higher level. Mr. Agyenim Boateng said the distribution of uniforms, food and exercise book would be extended to other parts of the district to help reduce the burden on parents. The distribution of these items, the minister said would create employment for tailors and seamstresses in the district.