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Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, last Sunday, joined the leaders and people of the traditional Nandom region to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Kakube Festival in Nandom, in the Upper West region.
The Kakube festival is celebrated every year at the end of the agricultural season and to pay tribute to the Almighty for his guidance and protection during the farming season.
It is also an opportunity for the inhabitants of the traditional Nandom region to renew relationships, display their rich culture and traditions and preserve them for future generations.
Speaking on the theme of the festival, "Quality Education and Cultural Integration: Prerequisites for National Development," Vice President Bawumia said the government was committed to ensuring holistic national development, as well as "good citizenship and good citizenship." better access to quality education for people in Ghana through the implementation of ambitious policies and programs.
"Quality education and good cultural education require commitment from leaders. Our president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, speaks. As part of the government's Agenda for Jobs program, the government is implementing quality economic and social development policies. "
According to Vice President Bawumia, the implementation of these programs began, among others, by Free High School High School (FSHS) in 2017.
"With the implementation of Free SHS, 90,000 of our brothers and sisters who would otherwise have been home have had access to upper secondary education. This year, another 180,000 people have been admitted to the SHS program. In total, 270,000 teenagers would otherwise not have had access to education in just two years. These are teenagers who want to go to school rather than sell on the side of the road and get in trouble. You can imagine the numbers in 10 or 15 years. Free SHS is clearly a program aimed at creating a future conducive to prosperity and equal opportunity. "
Other programs, such as "Planting to feed and create jobs", have allowed Ghana to become self-sufficient in maize and provide subsidized fertilizer and improved seeds for agriculture; and the provision of critical infrastructure to meet sanitation and water supply needs under the Poverty Reduction Infrastructure Program (IPEP) is also underway.
The Vice President, who was the special guest of honor, congratulated the sons and daughters of Nandom for the peace that continues to enjoy the traditional region, and urged them to continue. serve as a platform for its accelerated development.
Vice President Bawumia also congratulated Naa (Dr.) Puo-Uore Chiir VII, Supreme Leader and Chairman of the Traditional Nandom Council, for his effective leadership over the years, which has allowed peace and progress in the traditional field.
"I was here last year at the celebration and was the guest of honor. This year you have given me the same opportunity to celebrate with you. I am very honored, delighted and grateful.
"I want to congratulate you for this celebration and that alone is a clear testimony of the peace and unity that exists among you. I encourage you to maintain this high level of peace and unity. And that this becomes a development platform for the Nandom people so that it becomes an example for others. "
Nandom's supreme leader, Naa (Dr.) Puo-Uore Chiir VII, thanked the government for keeping the promise made to chiefs last year to build a number of roads in the traditional zone.
He also congratulated the government for implementing the Free High High School program, which had alleviated the tremendous financial burden that parents faced over the years, as well as the Planter pour la program. food and employment, which had provided essential support to farmers.
The One Village One Dam program, he said, would be a welcome relief and an opportunity to practice farming year-round.
Earlier in the day, the Vice President inspected the ongoing works on the roads of the city of Nandom and urged contractors, P & W Ghanem Limited, to guarantee the best quality of road to guarantee the Nandom population A good price-performance ratio.
Source: ISD (Rex Mainoo Yeboah)
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