PNC ELECTS ANTHONY FOR BINDURI SEAT (D/G Friday, September 19, 2008. PAGE 15)

A 44-year old teacher, Mr Cyprian Azure Anthony, has been endorsed as the People's National Convention (PNC) party parliamentary candidate to contest the Binduri seat.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Upper East Regional Secretary of the party, Mr Henry Fatchu.
According to Mr Fatchu, the candidate was elected by popular acclamation by the 87 delegates of the party in an election conducted by the Bawku Municipal Electoral Officer, Mr Azu Boscos and supervised by the regional executives of the party.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic later, the regional secretary of the PNC said when elected , he would evolve a comprehensive policy on rural development by giving top priority to the introduction of productive life in the rural areas.
“The party would do this by identifying towns along our border such as Bawku, Hamile, Paga, Aflao, Namoo, Elubo, and Half Assini and construct suitable warehouses and retail structures for these locations to act as market centres to serve our ECOWAS countries,” he said.
Mr Fatchu added that agricultural and other productive camps would also be located near these growth poles, where employment would be available to the youth, who would be assisted with inputs, extension services and other resources so as to reduce the level of migration of particularly the youth from the north to the south for non-existing jobs.
Mr Azure thanked the delegates for the confidence reposed in him and pledged to advocate the development of the area when voted into power.