Upper West Regional Minister, Ephraim Avea Nsoh has tasked District Chief Executives in the region to create platforms that will ensure periodic interactions between senior citizens and the youth in their various districts. He said there is the need to constantly recall the country’s history especially to the younger generation for them to appreciate the values of nation building. Dr. Nsoh made the statement at the senior citizens day celebrations in Wa. The meeting brought together senior citizens from all parts of the Region to interact and discuss issues that are of concern to the region and the country at large. Dr. Nsoh said it is necessary to create more space and opportunity at all levels to enable the senior citizens share their experiences with the younger generations and to enable them inculcate their good values in the younger generation. ‘‘The influence of foreign culture, misplaced modernization, materialism and greed are eroding the moral fibre of our people and the earlier we tackled the issue, the better it will be for our future. We all must support any effort that will bring back our lost values as a people,’’ the minister stressed. The regional minister urged the senior citizens to give attention to the raging chieftaincy and land conflicts which are creating various forms of disunity and conflict in some communities in the region. “I do not intend to drag you in to these disputes but I simply want to call you to exert your influence in resolving these conflicts. You can play effective roles by informing us that we have a common identity and craving for unity in our community. “We cannot afford the high price of conflicts and wars in our communities. Development should be our focus,” he added. A former Member of the Council of State in the Kufuor administration, Alhaji Alhassan Bin Salih expressed worry about the shortage of doctors working at hospitals in the region despite the fact that the region has produced a good number of doctors. ‘‘How come our own sons we have sent to the medical will abandon us and leave the hospital on the hands of Dr. Tony Foffie (gynecologist) and two others. If you are sick today, without Dr. Foffie and his other colleagues, you won’t receive any medical attention, I believe it is not good enough for the region,’’ he mourned. Another senior citizen and an environmentalist, Naa Robert Loggah said the senior citizens still have a lot to offer the country.