Story: Zakaria Alhassan, Sawla.
THE District Chief Executive for the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district in the Northern Region, Mr. Alhassan, Shakour Bukari has indicated the need for the creation of additional electoral areas to facilitate the accelerated development of the district.
He noted that the creation of such areas would also ensure that all communities were duly represented in the assembly and that the peculiar needs of the people would also be heard and addressed.
Currently there are 22 electoral areas with 73 polling stations in the district with some of the communities being far apart.
For instance the Sanyiri stream has often led to some voters at Gbinyiri staying away from exercising their franchise during elections.
The chief executive was speaking at the first ordinary meeting of the second session of the assembly at Sawla.
In his response, the electoral officer for the district, Mr. Ofosuhene Asante said he had already submitted a proposal to that effect to his head office for consideration.
He however explained that the creation of electoral areas and polling stations were determined by population growth at those communities and distances between the settlements.
On the meeting itself, the assembly approved its supplementary budget for the year and also reconstituted its respective sub-committees and its chairpersons including those on social services, finance and administration and environment and sanitation.
A sub-committee on Women and Children’s Affair was also established for the first time in the assembly.
The chief executive expressed appreciation to the members of the assembly for their support and cooperation and admonished them to attend meetings regularly to “discuss issues dispassionately devoid of political or ethnic colourations.”
Earlier in a familiarization tour of the district, Mr. Bukari outlined his vision for the speedy development of the area that is one of the most deprived in the region.
He mentioned education, health, agriculture and security as some of the sectors that would attract his immediate attention in transforming the lives of the people.
The chief executive was interacting with some chiefs and people in the Gindabo electoral area during a familiarization tour. Among the communities visited were Seguruyiri, Kugantee, Goyiri, Poru and Naayiri.
On the security situation in the district, especially the threat posed by some Fulani herdsmen, Mr. Shakour said he was in consultation with district Police command to map out strategies to contain the situation.
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