Some Chiefs and people of the Upper East Region have commended the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for bringing development projects to the Region.
The Chiefs made the commendation at separate fora, when the Vice President, Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur paid courtesy calls on them to solicit for votes for the NDC.
The Paramount Chief of Nakong, Pe Joseph Banapeh Afagachie commended the NDC government for awarding the Bolgatanga–Tumu road on contract and said when it is completed, it would help reduce the travelling distance from the Upper East region to the Upper West region, as well as curbing the high incidences of armed robbery due to the bad nature of the road.
Pe Ditundini Adiali Ayagitam III, the Paramount Chief of the Chiana Traditional Area also paid tribute to the NDC Government for the unprecedented development projects such as the construction of Senior High and basic schools in the entire region.
The Chiefs pledged to contribute towards ensuring peace during and after the forthcoming election and appealed to all political parties to equally do so.
They also appealed to the government to focus more on developing the three northern regions to bridge the development gap between the north and the south.
The Vice President commended the Chiefs for their prayers and support to government and pledged that the NDC government had more plans for the development of the North and that the only way to accomplish it was for them to retain the party in power.
Addressing members of the Tertiary Education Institutions Network (TEIN) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) branch of the Navrongo Campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS) at Navrongo, Mr Amissah-Arthur stated that the NDC Government was more committed to the development of education.
He said to prove this commitment; it had established two Universities and had also built basic schools, including Senior High Schools in the country.
He noted that no government had been so committed to improving education than the NDC Government and urged the electorate to retain the NDC in power.
He told the students that the UDS was dear to the NDC government and that it would continue to support its growth, stressing that, the construction of a modern auditorium and a drainage system at the Navrongo Campus would be completed soon.
The Vice President called on all members of the TEIN to embark on serious campaigns to explain the good policies and programmes of the NDC to the people at the grassroots to win more votes.
The student leadership of the UDS appealed to the Government to provide hostels facilities and accommodation for lecturers, as well as the tarring of roads on the campus.