Upper East Regional Minister has hinted that quality education for all was one of the top priorities of the Akufo-Addo administration; hence stakeholders must support the government to deliver this critical social service to Ghanaians.

Stephen Yakubu indicated that the country will develop much faster and poverty reduced when the country produced a more literate population among its citizenry.

According to him, Ghana will become more prosperous when education receives the needed attention, which the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is doing.

He was speaking during a courtesy call on him by Major (retired) Albert Don Chebe, chairman of the Northern Development Forum (NDF) at his residence in Bolgatanga.

The NDF Chairman was on the second leg of his one-week tour of some parts of Northern Ghana to consult some stakeholders on the next line of advocacy the Forum will undertake to support the development of the North.

Stephen Yakubu disclosed that the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council is currently working with the Association of former Directors of Education in the region to analyse the region's educational challenges to provide recommendations to improve the standards.

Major Don Chebe commended the Regional Minister for his foresight and pledged the NDF’s support for government in its pursuit for development to improve the welfare of the people of Northern Ghana.

He urged government to push the Northern Development Agenda faster since the North's deprivation was undermining the overall performance of the country's development.

According to the NDF Chairman, the performance of schools in Northern Ghana is abysmal and proactivity from the Regional Co-ordinating Council was the thread holding things together on matters involving education.

He, therefore, called on all stakeholders in education across the Northern sector to convene an emergency conference to tackle the issue of performance and quality of educational outcomes in the area.