Some official says drugs are now the biggest danger up north. The Northern Regional Minister, Ali Adolf John, called youth drug abuse the top security threat in the area, saying it wrecks public safety and ruins futures. He made these comments at a big local government meeting in Tamale, even though he said the region is mostly calm thanks to cops and others working together.
To fight this, he told the crowd that a special police team sent by the top cop is now running raids on known drug spots. John asked all the local council bosses, chiefs, and regular people to help the police with tips to lock up dealers, saying they have a duty to save the kids. He also talked about other local issues at the meeting, which had UNICEF and a bunch of department heads there. He bragged that the region is still Ghana's farm leader, with a huge harvest of stuff like yams this year. But he was pissed about bad high school exam results, telling the education director to send him a full report fast. He mentioned ongoing problems with dry-season water access, promising that government money next year is set aside for Tamale and Yendi, and told councils to actually do the monthly cleanups. He also said they are handing out over a thousand street lights to every district.
Another officer, Alhaji Abukari Inusah, gave an update on local development plans, saying all sixteen districts have finished their drafts for the next few years and sent them to the national commission for notes before a final sign-off.
To fight this, he told the crowd that a special police team sent by the top cop is now running raids on known drug spots. John asked all the local council bosses, chiefs, and regular people to help the police with tips to lock up dealers, saying they have a duty to save the kids. He also talked about other local issues at the meeting, which had UNICEF and a bunch of department heads there. He bragged that the region is still Ghana's farm leader, with a huge harvest of stuff like yams this year. But he was pissed about bad high school exam results, telling the education director to send him a full report fast. He mentioned ongoing problems with dry-season water access, promising that government money next year is set aside for Tamale and Yendi, and told councils to actually do the monthly cleanups. He also said they are handing out over a thousand street lights to every district.
Another officer, Alhaji Abukari Inusah, gave an update on local development plans, saying all sixteen districts have finished their drafts for the next few years and sent them to the national commission for notes before a final sign-off.
