YOUTH GROUPS ROOT FOR VIVIAN ASSIBI AS DCE (PAGE 15)

A number of youth groups from the Lawra and Nandom traditional areas have called on President J.E.A. Mills to give real meaning to his promise to give more women the chance to work in his government, by nominating Miss Bangu-Ekellah Vivian Assibi as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Lawra.
The group, who described themselves as the progressive youth of Lawra and Nandom, in a statement made available to the Daily Graphic in Wa, said the men had had their turn as far as governance of the Lawra District was concerned.
They said it was now time for a woman to be given the opportunity and this could only be achieved if President Mills reinforced his promises for the women of the country.
The group said being multilingual especially in the francophone language, Miss Banguu-Ekellah Vivian Assibi stood the chance of building very healthy sister relations with neighbouring Burkina Faso.
“As a true daughter who is very committed to the development of Nandom and Lawra, we are very much convinced that Miss Banguu-Ekellah is the right choice for the position of the DCE for Lawra”, the group stated, and expressed the hope that President Mills would heed their request.
The group further described Miss Banguu-Ekellah as a crowd puller, down to earth and one who was very much committed to the development of the Lawra District.