THE Tamale Metropolis is basking in peace and harmony. Business and social activities have stepped up significantly with both foreign and local visitors trouping in daily to savour the hospitality of the people.
The prevailing tranquillity in the metropolis has, however, often been disturbed by some unscrupulous persons who hide behind the existing chieftaincy impasse between the two main protagonists in the age old Dagbon Chieftaincy issue, the Abudu and Andani to cause mischief.
As a result of the irresponsible behaviour of such people, Tamale had been given a negative tag that was becoming difficult to discount.
One only has to visit the sprawling metropolis to get the real feel and picture of the area that is an epitome of the proverbial Ghanaian hospitality.
It is, therefore, not surprising that most visitors leave the metropolis with very fond memories and impressive opinions.
“Is this the Tamale we have been hearing so much about violence and insecurity,” a development worker, Abraham Osei, asked after a week’s workshop in the metropolis.
And as part of measures to help stem the tide of indiscipline by such few miscreants to enable the metropolis to enjoy sustainable peace, the Tamale Metropolitan Chief Executive, Alhaji Abdulai Harunah Friday, has declared his intention to constitute a task force to be known as “Bilchinsi,” for the restoration of the people’s dignity.
The task force, according to him, would be established in all communities within the metropolis. Its membership will include chiefs, assembly members and religious, opinion and youth leaders.
Members of the task force would be charged with the responsibility for championing the crusade against irresponsible and indiscipline behaviour in their respective communities.
They would also help in the restoration and preservation of the cherished values and cultures of the people that have either been forgotten, adulterated or lost to modernity.
Alhaji Friday announced the initiative during separate calls on some chiefs in the metropolis where he formally introduced himself to them and also outlined his vision for the accelerated development of the metropolis.
This initiative by the metropolitan chief executive has already received the attention and endorsement of the chiefs in the metropolis with some individuals and interest groups declaring their intention to join the crusade. Among the chiefs he visited were the Dakpema, Guma-Naa, the Tuutingli-Tingdana, the Kpanvo-Naa, Kalari-Naa and the Vittin-Lana.
Alhaji Friday also visited the Kpanvo Health Centre which had been besieged by bats and lacks a midwife, thus compelling patients especially pregnant women to travel long distances for medical care.
He made a passionate appeal to the Tamale Metropolitan Health Directorate to, as a matter of urgency, post at least a midwife to the health centre and gave a pledge that the assembly was committed to improve conditions at the facility.
Alhaji Friday was accompanied on the tour by the assembly member for Kakpagyili, the Duli-Lana Ibrahim Yussif and Harunah Nburdiba, assembly member for the Vitting Electoral Area.
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