The Buipe Inland Port in the Savannah Region will soon be fully operationalised and integrated into the national transportation strategy, President John Dramani Mahama has announced.

This, the President said would go a long way to enhance logistics and position the Savannah Region as a gateway to the Sahel, boosting regional trade and reducing transport costs.

The President made a disclosure during a courtesy call on him by the Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I, the Overlord of Gonjaland at the Presidency in Accra.

The Yagbonwura’s historic visit to the Presidency was to congratulate President Mahama on his re-election in the December 7, 2024, general elections.

President Mahama together with Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang received the Yagbonwura and his entourage of Paramount Chiefs at the forecourt of the Presidency.

The President said the Savannah region, together with the other newly created regions, would benefit from sports stadia for the development of youthful sporting talents.

“Indeed, we’ve asked them to start looking for the land for the Savannah Regional Sports Stadium. It will have all the facilities,” the President said.

“A region youth employment plan, region-specific youth employment plan, is going to be launched aligned with the national 24-Hour Economy.”

President Mahama said skills training centres would be established in Savannah and youth cooperatives would be supported to engage in agribusiness.

He said the Government would extend rural electrification and solar energy solutions to deprive communities such as Kodjokura, Kpalbe, and Wasipe, all in the Savannah region.

“No child should study in darkness and no clinic should operate without power,” he said.

“These are not just promises, they are policy commitments grounded in the express needs of our people and supported by practical development framework.”

The President reiterated that none of these aspirations could be achieved without the active partnership of traditional authorities.

“I’ve always maintained that Ghana’s progress is most suitable when it includes our chiefs and our people, our elders, and community leaders.

“We will not leave you out as spectators, but as co-architects,” he said.