Street naming exercise completed in Tolon

The Tolon District has successfully completed the ongoing nationwide street naming exercise ahead of the deadline. This is in compliance with President John Mahama’s directive asking all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to name their streets for easy identification. The District Chief Executive of Tolon, Seidu Abubakari who was very instrumental in the whole exercise named two streets in Nyankpala community after two illustrious sons of the area. One was named after the late Naa J.S Kaleem for his immense contribution towards the development of education in Northern Ghana. The other one was named in honour of the late Naa Roland W. Damba. The DCE, Seidu Abubakari eulogized the late Naa Roland W. Damba for being one of the revered chiefs of Nyankpala who ruled from 1946 to 1978. According to him, Naa Roland W. Damba was an agricultural extension officer who helped to establish the Nyankpala Agric Centre which metamorphosed into the Savannah Agriculture Research Institute (SARI). The Tolon DCE explained that it was meant to encourage youth in the area to acquire high academic laurels. He reiterated the need for residents of the Tolon District to be law abiding and deepen their peaceful co-existence.

Source:Citifmonline.com