Ensure Periodic Interactions Between Senior Citizens And The Youth In Upper West ? Minister
The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr.Ephraim Avea Nsoh has tasked District Chief Executives in the region to create platforms that will ensure periodic interactions between senior citizens and the youth in their districts.
The Minister, who made this statement at the senior citizens day celebration in Wa further indicated that there is the need to constantly re-tell the country?s history especially to the younger generation for them to appreciate the values of nation building.
??The influence of foreign culture, misplaced modernization, materialism and greed are eroding the moral fibre of our people and the earlier we tackled the issue, the better it will be for our future.
We all must support any effort that will bring back our lost values as a people,?? the minister said.
Dr.Nsoh also appealed to the senior citizens to ensure the resolution of all chieftaincy and land conflicts which are creating various forms of disunity and conflict in some communities in the region.
?I do not intend to drag you in to these disputes but I simply want to call you to exert your influence in resolving these conflicts. You can play effective roles by informing us that we have a common identity and craving for unity in our community.
We cannot afford the high price of conflicts and wars in our communities. Development should be our focus,? he added.
A former Member of the Council of State in the Kufuor administration, Alhaji Alhassan Bin Salih also spoke and expressed worry about the shortage of doctors at hospitals in the region despite the fact that the region has produced a good number of doctors.
??How come our own sons we have sent to the medical will abandon us and leave the hospital on the hands of Dr. Tony Foffie (gynecologist) and two others.
If you are sick today, without Dr. Foffie and his other colleagues, you won?t receive any medical attention, I believe it is not good enough for the region,?? he stated.
The celebration brought together senior citizens from all parts of the Region to interact and discuss issues that are of concern to the region and the country at large.
Source : omgghana
