SADA commissions office complex in Tamale
The Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) on Saturday commissioned its new office complex in Tamale with a call on staff to be pro-active in ensuring that the development agenda of the authority was achieved.
The new multi-purpose office complex, located at the industrial area, in the premises of the former Ghana Cotton Company, was commissioned by Alhaji Dr. Mustapha Ahmed, Minister of State at the Office of the President in Charge of Development Authorities including SADA.
The occasion was witnessed by the board members of SADA, chiefs and people of the area.
Alhaji Dr. Ahmed charged the Chief Executive Officer and staff of SADA to eschew mediocrity saying that “I will not accept any excuses of failure”.
He assured the public of the commitment of the government in delivering its promise of accelerated development in the Savannah zones, noting that 11,000 households and over 8,000 hectares of lands have already been cultivated with various crops, which was yielding positive results.
Mr. Alhassan Andani, the Board Chairman of SADA said the commissioning of the office complex would silence the critics who say SADA was ineffective because it did not have an office.
He said government in 2011 and 2012 released GHc60 million for the activities of SADA while the seed capital of GHc200 million promised SADA had been released for the efficient running of the organization.
Mr. Andani reminded the people that SADA was not a single project but series of projects which cuts across agriculture, health, education and social development, with the aim of creating development through job creation.
He charged all those who have been given the opportunity to contribute to SADA’s development to discharge their duties passionately, assuring that the board will deliver its mandate of making the authority a success.
Alhaji Gilbert Seidu Iddi, Chief Executive Officer of SADA stated that, the authority within its short period existence had increased production of some cereals from initial the 1.5 metric tons to 4.9 metric tons per hectare and promised that very soon most of its initiatives would begin to yield positive results.
He said SADA’s dry season farming was on course while 5,000,000 trees under the afforestation project had been positive, noting that the guinea fowl project, under the SADA had also started producing chicken for consumers.
Mr. Moses Bukari Mabengba, Caretaker Northern Regional Minister advised SADA to be very careful not to fail the people of the promise of bridging the North-South development gap.
Source: GNA