The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Bole–Bamboi, Alhaji Yussif Sulemana, has described land as Ghana’s most valuable natural resource and the foundation of sustainable development.
He made the remarks on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Busunu while delivering the keynote address at the maiden Annual Busunu Homecoming Durbar, held under the theme “Natural Resources as Our Wealth: Harnessing Them for the Present and the Future.”
Alhaji Sulemana stressed that land remains central to community prosperity and must be managed through integrated planning, strong governance systems and active citizen participation to meet both present and future development needs.
He called for the establishment of Stool Lands Secretariats in all traditional areas, describing them as critical to effective land administration, improved transparency and the prevention of land-related disputes.
The Paramount Chief of the Busunu Traditional Area, Busunuwura Monasa Jonokpowu II, used the occasion to renew his appeal to President John Dramani Mahama to prioritise key development projects for the area.
These include the establishment of a STEM-focused Girls’ Senior High School, the upgrading of the Busunu Health Centre into a polyclinic with a maternity ward and theatre, and the creation of employment opportunities for the youth.
Busunuwura Monasa Jonokpowu II urged the President to include the Busunu project among the first batch of new senior high schools to be procured, proposing that it be named Maame Nneba Girls’ Senior High School in honour of a distinguished daughter of the land and the biological mother of President John Dramani Mahama.
The chief recalled that a similar appeal for the health facility upgrade had been made during the President’s earlier visit to the traditional area.
