Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has assured leaders of Muslim communities across the country that the government is working hard to bridge the development gap between less privileged communities and the rest of the country.
Speaking during his keynote address at the second edition of the Annual National Muslim Conference at the National Mosque, Kanda, Accra, Vice President Bawumia said government considers bridging the development gap as very important .
“For our government, bridging the development gap between the less privileged communities and others is important for the overall growth of our country,” Bawumia said.
“Ghana will suffer if members of these communities grow and leave others behind. Therefore, the government is working to get rid of any form of exclusion.”
The second edition of the Annual National Muslim Conference was held on the theme “Towards the coherence and holistic economic empowerment strategy for national development- The Ghanaian Muslim Ummah in Context”.
Bawumia pointed towards studies which showed there is a strong corelation between education and social mobility, noting the governemnt’s free shs policy is a landmark achievement which is aimed at providing all children, irrespective of their background, a chance at moving up the societal ladder.
Bawumia further highlighted the Coastal, Middle Belt, Northern and Zongo Development Authorities as the development vehicles the government has set up to help bridge the aforementioned development gap.
The Vice President further called on Muslim leaders to take advantage of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and TVET education as a strategy to empower the youth.
Source: theGhanaianVoice.Com
