The Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority (NDA) Mr. Sumaila Abdulai has said, tackling systematic challenges requires changes that will transform generations and NDA is in to travel that far.
The CEO made this known at the launch of a 5-year medium-term development strategy on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. Apexnewsgh.com report
The Northern Development Authority (NDA) and the five Regional Coordinating Councils (RCCs) of Northern Ghana with support from development partners and the STAR Ghana Foundation are partnering for the 2022 Northern Ghana Development (NGD) summit with the Theme: “Agenda for Rapid Transformation and Job Creation in a secure and peaceful Northern Ghana”
According to Mr. Sumaila, the challenges they are often confronted with ranges from a hostile geography to conflict.
Meanwhile, he revealed that NDA has made progress in tackling some of these actions moving forward and it has institutionalized many of them by incorporating them into the strategy that they have developed. “For instance, the NDA, STAR Ghana Foundation, RCCs and other agencies to opened dialogue on improving educational performance and accountability in Northern Ghana”
Also added that they have been able to facilitate high-level investment visits by investors from South Africa to Northern Ghana.
The CEO also pointed out, that the Northern Development Authority (NDA) and the Ghana Investment Promotion Council (GIPC) have also engaged with a number of local businesses to understand the constraints of doing business in the North.
“We believe, now is the time to look at the option that addressed the need of the current generation and those that will come”. Mr. Sumaila stressed
However, the CEO ended the speech with a quote by Mother Theresa which says: “None ever do great things but we can all do small things with great love, and together we can do something wonderful.
The 2022 Northern Development Summit which was organized at the University for Development Studies in Tamale saw stakeholders ranging from NGOs, CSOs, Foreign partners, Institutions, and individuals to assess, discuss and recommend actions to accelerate the progress of development in Northern Ghana.
However, the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia was a special guest of honor at the 2022 NGD Summit.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana
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