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General News of Tuesday, 2 October 2007

Source: GNA

NGETF donates relief items to flood victims

Tamale, Oct. 02, GNA - Management of Northern Ghana Education Trust Fund (NGETF) has donated relief items worth over 200 Ghana cedis to flood victims of Northern, Upper East and West Regions. They included over 1,000 bags of rice, 35 bags of sugar and 45 cartoons of cooking oil.

Colonel George Luri Bayobor (rtd) and Mr Sadik Braimah, members of Board of Trustees of NGETF made the presentation to Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris, Northern Regional Minister.

Other recipients were Mr Alhassan Samari Upper East Regional Minister and Mr George Hikah Benson Upper West Regional Minister in Tamale on Tuesday.

Mr Braimah said the items were to provide food for school children in the communities that had their school buildings, destroyed by the floods to ensure continuation in their education. He said victims at Wa East, Funsi, Tumu and Lawra in Upper West Region would benefit from the items.

Mr Braimah appealed to people from the affected regions to contribute generously to the upkeep of their own kith and kin affected by the floods.

Alhaji Idris who received the items on behalf of his colleagues commended NGETF for its concern for the plight of the victims and assured efficient delivery. 02 Oct. 07