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Mr Mahmud Khalid, the Upper West Regional Minister, has appealed to district assemblies in the region to adopt a more, explanatory and human centered approach to encourage the people to honour their tax obligations. He said the time had come for them to move away from the militant approach of collecting revenue from people. Addressing members of the Sissala East District Assembly at its third ordinary session at Tumu, Mr. Khalid said this would yield more dividends if internally generated funds (IGF) projects were clearly labeled as a way of reassuring the citizenry that their monies were being put to good use. He appealed to the district assemblies to ensure that modalities and time frames set collecting rates and other revenue were adhered to and periodically reviewed to enable them to meet their targets. Madam Alijata Sulemana, Sissala East District Chief Executive, said the assembly had received GH�234,000.00 Ghana cedis, representing two quarters of its share of the Common Fund. She said part of the amount had been used to purchase a tipper truck and a grader. Madam Alijata said the assembly was spending GH�29,300.00 to sponsor 85 teacher trainees and 51 nursing trainees to help improve the quality of teaching and learning in schools as well as the health of the people.