A NETWORK of Civil Society Organisations in the three northern regions has expressed concern over the lack of development projects in the area, which it observed, was worsening the poverty situation of the people.
It has, therefore, appealed to the government to pay more attention to the plight of the people by creating the enabling environment for job and wealth creation.
The organisations noted that it was as a result of the non availability of employment and its resultant misery that the youth had fallen prey to be used to engage in unnecessary conflicts that had plagued the area.
The Executive Secretary of the network, Mr Ismail Lansah, told the Daily Graphic in Tamale that the lack of motorable roads, potable water and efficient health facilities and the collapse of agriculture in the three northern regions, were some of the major factors militating against the accelerated development of those areas.
For instance, he said, ‘‘the vast land of the three northern regions of Ghana has the worst road network in the country and over the years nothing seems to be done ”.
Mr Lansah added that ‘‘there was a lot of fanfare to cut the sod to mark the construction of the Bole-Bamboi road but months after the sod had been cut by no less a person than the Vice-President of the Republic, very little is being done’’.
He said the presence of the many NGOs in the area was ample manifestation of the long neglect from the area.
According to the director, the setting up of many NGOs was only to complement government efforts and that the northern part of the country deserved equal attention of the government.
‘‘We have begun a process of sensitising people at the grass roots not to continue to remain passive recipients of donor and NGO support but to hold government and other service providers responsible and accountable at least for their basic social needs and services,’’ he stated.
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