We paid a courtesy call on the new Ag. CEO of the Northern Development Authority (NDA), Mr. Sulley Sambian Esq. and his two new deputies, Mad. Janet Biibi Bashir and Mr. Zakaria Iddi on Tuesday, 28 March, 2023.
Tatale Dance Troupe was at the Tatale Senior High School
The Tatale Dance Troupe was at the Tatale Senior High School
Peace Advocacy and PVE awareness at Gushegu
Peace Advocacy and PVE awareness activities at Gushegu Senior High School on Friday, 17th March 2023.
The Guinea Corn Festival (Ndipondaan) at Saboba
SPEECH DELIVERED BY MAJOR ALBERT DON-CHEBE (RTD), CHAIRMAN OF THE NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT FORUM (NDF) AT THE GUINEA CORN FESTIVAL (NDIPONDAAN) AT SABOBA ON SATURDAY, MARCH 4 2023
Mr. Chairman,
Eminent Chiefs
Prominent Citizens
Distinguished Invited Guests
All established protocols acknowledged and respected
Let me begin by apologizing to everyone for not speaking Likpakpan. I am still learning the language. If you invite me to the next Ndipondaan, I will deliver my speech in Likpakpan. My name is Major Albert Don-Chebe (Rtd), a former soldier and former Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation and currently Chairman of the NDF.
As chairman of the NDF, I bring you fraternal greetings from all Northern Ghanaians in particular and Ghanaians in general. The NDF represents all citizens of the North and we undertake advocacy on issues concerning the development of the North and the welfare and livelihoods of citizens of Northern Ghana.
From the benevolence of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), we have been working in the Eastern Corridor of Northern Ghana to foster inter-ethnic coexistence, harmonious cooperation and peaceful relations among the ethnic groups in the Gushegu Municipality, Tatale, Chereponi and Saboba Districts.
As part of our peace and unity activities, we have trained several persons as Peace Advocates in these districts. We have also created Multi-Ethnic Dance Groups who have been training together to dance all the dances of the ethnic groups, irrespective of one’s ethnic group. The group have come together as a sign of the ethnic harmony and community cooperation that we believe will accelerate development in Northern Ghana. This group is also a manifestation of the unity and peace which is at the heart of the Ndipondaan Festival.
Mr. Chairman, Eminent Chiefs, Distinguished Invited Guests, it is my special privilege to invite the Saboba Multi-Ethnic Dance Group to perform and deliver our messages of Peace at the Ndipondaan Festival.
Thank you.
Ghana’s 66TH Independence Anniversary Parade at Tatale
SPEECH DELIVERED BY MAJOR ALBERT DON-CHEBE (RTD), CHAIRMAN OF THE NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT FORUM (NDF) AT THE 66TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY PARADE AT TATALE ON MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2023
The Honourable District Chief Executive
The Paramount Chief of the Tatale Traditional Area
Senior Security Officers
Honourable Assembly Members and Political Appointees
Distinguished Invited Guests
All Protocols already established acknowledged and respected
I bring you fraternal greetings from the Northern Development Forum (NDF) on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of Ghana’s independence. My name is Major Albert Don-Chebe (Rtd), a former soldier and a former Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), and currently the Chairman of NDF.
Through the benevolence of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), NDF has been working in four Districts in the Eastern Corridor of Northern Ghana, namely, Gushegu, Chereponi, Saboba and Tatale-Sanguli. The purpose of our activities in these Districts is to strengthen inter-ethnic co-existence, deepen community relations and reinforce peace and unity among the ethnic groups in the Eastern Corridor.
Hon. DCE, as part of our peace and unity activities, we have trained several persons as Peace Advocates and also established Multi-Ethnic Dance Troupes in the four Districts. Today, I am honoured to introduce to you the Multi-Ethnic Dance Troupe of the Tatale-Sanguli District. This troupe is composed of Basares, Fulbe and Konkombas. Today, we will see Fulbe dancing Basare dances and vice versa and Konkombas dancing Fulbe dances and vice versa. This cross-dancing is to demonstrate that we are essentially one people and must respect one another, and not allow linguistic differences to divide us to the point of violence and anarchy.
Hon. DCE, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my special pleasure and privilege to invite the Tatale Multi-Ethnic Dance Troupe to the arena to perform and also deliver their messages of peace and unity.
Thank you and God Bless Ghana.
Tatale Dance Troupe at the Peace Advocacy and PVE awareness
There was a special activity at Saboba on 4th March, which was the Guinea Corn (Ndipondaan) Festival. What you are seeing now are community PVE and Peace Advocacy Awareness activities by multi-ethnic dance troupes that we have organised in the Districts. They perform at markets, schools, lorry parks, etc. to create multi-ethnic peace and harmony.
The Tatale Dance Troupe composed of Bassare, Konkomba and Fulbe dancing and delivering peace and PVE messages at the Tatale lorry station