By Joseph Agrace Wiyorbie, GNA
Lambussie, (UW/R), Nov. 11, GNA – Some residents of the Lambussie District of the Upper West Region have shared diverse expectations of the 2027 Budget and Economic Policy ahead of its presentation to Parliament on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Kuoro Issaka Zengh Kazie Tenjie, the Paramount Chief of Lambussie Traditional Area, called for allocation of funds in the budget to train the youth in responsible mining and create other employment opportunities.
He also called for allocation of funds to complete roads being awarded to contractors under the Big Push programme to improve the road network in the country, particularly rural agrarian areas.
On health, Kuoro Tenjie appealed to the government to focus more on building health infrastructure and providing incentives to motivate health workers to execute their duties effectively and efficiently.
He further called for allocation of funds in the 2027 Budget for the completion of the second batch of the selected Agenda 111 Hospital projects to enhance healthcare delivery in the country.
On his part, Mr Siinayor Zuwii Samihu, the Chairman of Suke Future Leaders, appealed to the government to invest more in the education and health sectors, describing them as paramount to the growth and development of every nation.
He said the government should also prioritise youth employment and entrepreneurship, support small-scale businesses, education and skills development, agriculture and agribusiness, and social protection.
“Not every young person will secure employment in the public sector. Therefore, the government must empower young people to become employers rather than job seekers,” Mr Samihu said.
Mr Samihu expressed hope that the budget would address unemployment by creating more jobs and employment opportunities for the teeming youth in the country.
“Employment is what we need as youth to improve our living conditions and also contribute meaningfully to economic and national growth,” he said.
He suggested that the government should invest in the agricultural sector to whip up the interest of the youth to venture into agriculture to grow the economy.
Madam Abena Baagiro, the Leader of the Neewere Women Group, in Suke, appealed to the government to allocate funds in the 2027 Budget towards the establishment of the Women’s Development Bank.
She said the Women’s Development Bank would give women their own bank that would understand and prioritise women in financing their businesses to improve their living conditions.
Madam Baagiro said many rural women were farmers, traders, food vendors, seamstresses and small shop owners and needed money to support their businesses, but that access to the money from the commercial banks was extremely difficult for them because they did not have collateral.
She, therefore, said the establishment of the Women’s Development Bank would help address the challenges women in the country face in accessing loans.
GNA
Edited by Benjamin Mensah
Reporter: Joseph Agrace Wiyorbie, GNA
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