Video: 8 jailed for stealing materials for Tamale Airport project

Eight local artisans have been jailed for stealing building materials meant for the Tamale Airport expansion and upgrading project.

Some of them were charged for siphoning fuel whilst others were jailed for diverting large quantities of cement.

According to the Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, some of the unruly local artisans have been sacked for various offences.

“Some of them have been sacked for truancy and everyday they siphon fuel from that place and everybody knows.”

He revealed this during the 2015 International Youth Day Celebration held in Tamale.

He described the situation as shameful.

“We are talking about youth unemployment, yes is true but in our little way we try to see how we can engage you but your attitudes are the problem.”

Alhaji Limuna said the chiefs of Tamale impressed upon him to take advantage of the project and secure employment for some of the youth.

“Dema Naa came with the chiefs of Tamale to confront me that the youth are complaining that they are not being considered for employment at the Airport project: we had to call the project coordinators and directors and we forced them to take our people and as we speak now eight of them have been sacked for stealing.”

Government secured funding for the expansion and upgrading of the Tamale Airport to meet international standard.
The project which is steadily progressing created employment for some of the idle youth in the Northern Region.

But the ineptitude of some of the local artisans coupled with their thievery has caused the imprisonment of eight.


Listen to the minister below: