Sandema (U/E), Nov. 15, - Mr
David Afoko, the Builsa North District Chief Executive (DCE), in the Upper East
Region, has said the One District One Factory Policy, when implemented
effectively, would curb rural-urban migration.
Mr Afoko said the factories would
create enough employment at the district level to absorb all the young people
who, otherwise, would have migrated to the southern parts of the county in
search of jobs.
Speaking in an interview with the
Ghana News Agency at Sandema, the district capital, Mr Afoko said the Policy
would alleviate poverty as it aimed at creating viable agricultural
opportunities for the people, especially the youth.
He said the Builsa North District
was endowed with agriculture produce such as groundnuts, shea-nuts, rice and
mango among others saying an agro processing plant would, therefore, be
established to employ the youth so as to prevent them from engaging in
nefarious activities.
Mr Afoko noted with concern the
illegal logging activities in the area, particularly rosewoods, and said the
Assembly had introduced measures to arrest illegal chain saw operators for
prosecution.
He urged the people to support
government policies that would help improve their lives.
GNA
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