“Our greatest wealth is not in our soil but our people” — Upper West Minister

Speaking at the fourth edition of the Upper West Regional Chief Imam’s Educational Endowment Fund in Wa on August 29, 2026, under the theme, “Uniting Against Youth Violence through Education and Peace Building: Our Collective Responsibility", the Minister said education remained the surest path to development.” From apprehension to credibility: four years of the Imam Fund Giving an account of the Fund’s progress, the Secretary of the Upper West Regional Chief Imam Education Endowment Fund, Alhaji Azeez Daud, said the initiative began four years ago amid uncertainty about whether members of the public would contribute without expecting anything in return.

Muslim fund that supports Christians Despite being administered under the Office of the Regional Chief Imam, Alhaji Osman Kanihi, the Fund supports students from Christian backgrounds based on merit and need, a policy Alhaji Daud described as an expression of religious tolerance.