PREZ COMMENDED FOR APPOINTING BUGBILLA (Page 15)

Story: Benjamin Xornam Glover, Zebilla

THE people of the Bawku West District in the Upper East Region have commended the President for appointing a youth as the political head of the district.
Mr Desmond Bugbilla, 32, replaces Mr Moses Abaare Appiah, who was recently relieved of his post by the President.
He polled 38 votes out of a total of 43 votes cast, representing 83 per cent in an election supervised by the Electoral Commission.
The Presiding Member of the assembly, Rev. Jacob Ayeebo, said this at Zebilla during a ceremony to confirm the President's nominee, and indicated that the appointment of a relatively young person to head the assembly was to set a good example for the youth in the area to aspire to greater heights.
"For the youth to be good leaders, they should be exposed to more than abstract concept, but must also be given responsibilities and allowed to make mistakes along the way as part of their overall learning process," he said
Rev. Ayeebo explained that the district had not got just an accountant with impeccable credentials as the DCE, but also a caring individual who would use his many skills and talents to serve the citizens of the district. He, therefore, called for total support for his administration.
 He paid tribute to the immediate past DCE, Mr Moses Appiah Abaare, for his dedicated services to the assembly during his tenure of office and urged Mr Bugbilla to keep pace with the state of affairs.
Mr Bugbilla, in his acceptance speech, expressed his appreciation to members of the assembly for the confidence reposed in him, and said he was confident that with their support, he would succeed in moving the district development agenda forward.
"As your DCE, I will personally lead our district in promoting unity, tolerance, peace and harmony among all the people in the district to facilitate a speedy development, and I appeal to you to do same," he said.
Continuing, Mr Bugbilla said his leadership as the DCE had the challenge of sustaining the wonderful work done by his predecessor. "To sustain that progress, we must continue to work together on all fronts. We should tackle this challenge daily, working to make sure that our structures and sub-structures are functioning very well," he said.
The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr Alhassan Samari, commended the assembly members for confirming the President's nominee, and expressed the hope that the DCE would work hard to enhance the development of the area.
The Deputy Upper East Regional Minister, Mrs Agnes Chigabatia; Chief Director of the Upper East Regional Co-ordinating Council, Mr Samuel N'laari, and MP for Zebilla, Hon. John Ndebugre were among the dignitaries who witnessed the occasion.