Welcome Message Read On Behalf Of Dr. H. Wemah Chairman Of The Northern Development Forum At An Interaction With Presidentital Canditates Of Four Political Parties In Ghana At The Gnat Hall, Accra On Sunday October 12, 2008
HONOURABLE FLAG BEARERS OF THE CPP, NDC, NPP, AND PNC,
HON MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT,
MEMBERS OF THE NDF,
INVITED GUESTS,
FRIENDS OF NDF,
OUR MEDIA PARTNERS; ALL PROTOCOL OBSERVED.
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to this afternoon’s event on behalf of the President of the Northern Development Forum (NDF), Dr. Hakeem Wemah, who due to one or two reasons is not able to be with us.
The Northern Development Forum was established by people and friends of northern Ghana. The Forum serves as a mouthpiece of the people of the three regions of northern Ghana. Subsequently, NDF has sought audience, counsel and endorsement by the various leaderships of the north including, the Vice President, Northern Ghanaian members of the Council of State, Honourable Members of Parliament from the three Northern regions, the respected traditional leadership through the various Regional Houses of Chiefs, among others.
At this juncture we wish to acknowledge the high interest shown to the NDF by The President of the Republic of Ghana through his Chief Advisor, Mrs. M. Chinery Hesse. And his interest in ensuring that the Northern Development Fund is set up. We equally appreciate the contribution that other parties wish to make towards the development of the North.
Indeed, it is for no other reason than the development of the north that we are here. Specifically to hear from the CPP, NDC, NPP., and PNC what plans or programmes they have for us. These may be short-term, mid-term and long-term.
The NDF therefore wishes to take advantage of this ceremony to appeal to all well wishers, international partner organizations, NGOs, MDAs that they should be confident to work with us if they do indeed want to achieve the desired results in their efforts towards helping the North in its development process.
Let me conclude by emphasizing that the NDF is non-partisan and non-religious. Our main objective is to see to the development of the people of the three northern regions in particular and Ghana as a whole.
With these few words I say, welcome and thanks for honouring our invitation.
Once again thank you for coming.
For and on behalf of Dr. Hakeem Wemah, Chairman-NDF
