Plan-Ghana International constructed and furnished six-unit classroom blocks each for the communities, to enhance teaching and learning.

It has also provided some teaching and learning materials for the pupils of the schools.

The acting country director of Plan-Ghana International, Asum-Kwarteng Ahensah, explained to Citi News that the facility was put up in response to the infrastructure deficit that Plan-Ghana International had observed as part of its work in the Tatale district.

Following the provision of the classroom blocks, he called for the commitment of families towards girl-child education.

“I am appealing to you the elders, traditional authorities and all other stakeholders, to prioritize the protection of the children particularly the girls against early marriage, early pregnancies and child trafficking that will make a big difference in the district.”

The District Chief Executive for Tatale-Sanguli, Thomas Mbomba, thanked Plan-Ghana International for the intervention, saying it has brought great relief to the district.

He urged the communities to protect and manage the facilities well such that it will encourage the donors to provide to other communities.

“It has been a problem for the Assembly as to how to provide a Junior High block for this community. What Plan has done, has given us a big relief and we are grateful to them. I urged the communities, the district assembly to own it as a duty to protect, and manage the facility well such that it will serve as a living testimony for the donors to be proud of.”

On his part, the community leader for Sangban, Tindana Ali Yankosor, pledged the commitment of the community to protect and maintain the facility, and promised that children of school-going age will be in school in order that the facility does not become a white elephant.

The volunteer headteacher of the school appealed for permanent employment.

“We are appealing to the government through the district director of education to consider us by employing us to teach. We are volunteers who are managing the school and it is through our effort that Plan-Ghana International has come to build the facility. There are no trained teachers here and we are ready for the job. We are appealing to the authorities to come to our aid.”

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The clashes were reportedly between some supporters of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), and supporters of the independent candidate, also the New Patriotic Party (NPP) incumbent MP for Tatale-Sanguli Constituency, James Cecil Yanwube.

Some concerns raised were that some people trying to transfer their votes had not stayed in Tatale or Zabzugu for more than 2 years.

An eyewitness, who gave his name as Eric, spoke to Citi News and according to him, the tensions were escalated by the fact both that the Tatale-Sanguli and Zabzugu constituencies share one EC district office.

Eric noted that, “this morning there were more than 300, 400 who were here so a fight broke loose. It happened the whole of yesterday and today too, the same.”

“Some were arrested and detained and the police took them away. But the situation was getting out of hand so they had to call for back-up from Tatale, the immigration and some of the police,” he added.

Eric also indicated that more police back up from Yendi had arrived to maintain calm in the area along with some military personnel.

Because of the confusion, not more than 15 have been able to successfully transfer their votes at that office, Eric said.

Votes transfer tensions

The Central Gonja District, also in the Northern Region, saw some tensions over the ongoing votes transfer exercise when two vigilante groups of the NPP and the NDC clashed on Thursday, September 22.

The NPP group attempted to stop occupants of two mini buses, suspected to be aliens imported from Damongo by the NDC, from transferring their votes according to the district electoral Officer, Gariba Djampana-Jackob told Citi News.

Kukuom clashes

The EC was also forced to suspended the voter transfer exercise at Kukuom in the Brong Ahafo region following violent clashes between some supporters of the NPP and the NDC.

This was after the office of the NPP in the area was invaded by men believed to be supporters of the governing NDC.

The clashes led to an official of the EC sustaining cutlass wounds and the Asunafo South EC office was also ransacked by the unidentified men.

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