Bongo Naba, Baba Salifu Aleemyaarum has called on the Government to come out with pragmatic measures to lessen the plight of the ordinary Ghanaian. According to him, the suffering of Ghanaians stresses the need for the NDC Government to fulfill promises contained in its manifesto as pledged during the 2008 campaigns. The Paramount Chief made the call during "Azambene festival" celebrated by the citizens of Bongo in the Upper East Region. “Ghanaians gave the NDC the mandate to make life worth living and so the party should not forget that though it may seem early to notice, the end of its four year term mandate was getting closer,” he said. Naba Aleemyaarum also expressed disappointment at the lip service being paid by government in the tarring of the Bongo-Bolgatanga trunk road, the construction of township roads and the Gurugu road that lead to Burkina Faso, north of the Ghanaian frontier. He said the poor state of the road was affecting economic activities and cited the Gurugu Bridge as one amenity that could rake in revenue for the Bongo District Assembly. Mr. Albert Abongo, Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing, said the Government was more committed to rural development and would do all within its power to rural life attractive. He disclosed that the Gurugu Bridge contract had been advertised in the dailies and that the Bongo-Bolgatanga road has been repackaged for construction next year. Mr. Abongo, who is also a Member of Parliament for the area, said the Rural Electrification Project which was abandoned some years back had been re-instituted. "Some communities have just benefited. It would be extended to all rural areas in the country," he added. Source: GNA