Lecturer advocates for oil revenue to set up educational fund in the north

Lecturer advocates for oil revenue to set up educational fund in the north

A lecturer at the University for Development studies has urged governments and stakeholders involved in Ghana’s oil revenue to as a matter of urgency set up and educational fund in the north to benefit the youth.
Dr. A.B.T Zakariah who is also the deputy registrar at the university said this will ensure good and quality education where education and development is lacking behind in the country.
Dr. A.B.T Zakariah said this at a workshop organised by Youth Action on Reproductive Order (YARO) in Tamale yesterday to sensitize the public on the challenges of the oil finds and the role of the individual in the sector.
The workshop was under the theme: “promoting Citizens-government engagement for good governance in the management of Ghana’s oil and gas resources for sustainable national development, the role of civil society”.
According to the lecturer, the fund should be discriminately, explaining that areas which are lacking in terms of educational development should be targeted.
The lecturer of the University also urged Ghanaians to as a matter of urgency tackle the challenges of the oil discovery in the country to ensure the effective and efficient utilization of the revenue for the benefit of the youth.
Dr. A.B.T Zakariah observed that the discovery of the commodity poses a great challenge to Ghanaians and needs collaborative efforts to ensure the efficient exploration and utilization of the wealthy commodity.
He also raised concerns about the trooping in of multinational companies which in one way will cause more harm than good to the exploration of the oil and gas in the country.

Online is Dr. A.B.T Zakariah, Deputy Registrar for the University for Development Studies as well as a lecturer at the faculty of..........
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 It seems government is over concentrating in the oil revenue for the development of the country how detrimental will it be should it not succeed or meet it intended goal?

 What are some of the measure that should be taking to curb the perennial oil curses as in the case of most oil discovery countries and what normally result to these curses?


 Development cannot be heart or triumph where there is instability, what steps should government take for the northern sector to get it share as it is noted to be a conflict prone zone?

 How will you access the current inflow of the multinational companies and what is the impact?
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Dr. Zakariah also noted that inclusion will be very essential to ensure transparency and accountability of the revenue to the people of the country.
An interview with Dr. A.B.T Zakariah by Saaka Algor on Fiila Fm.