THE HISTORY OF THE NORTHERN UNION OF THE SS. THOMAS MORE AND JOHN FISHER CATHOLIC CHURCH

The name of the Northern Union is St. Francis Xavier. It consists of Northerners from the three Northern Regions; Upper East, Upper West and the Northern Regions.

This Union was formed on the 30^th of August, 1992 on the advice of the then parish priest of St. Thomas More, Rev. Fr. Gabriel Charles Palmer Buckle, who is now the Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra.

His idea was that all ethnic groups in the parish should form societies or unions to be recognized or identified in the church.

For that matter the Northern union was formed with some few members, who from the beginning were very active. The first executives elected were;

1. Miss Agnes Musah – President
2. Mr. Charles Addah – Secretary
3. Miss Mary Atudechiga – Treasure
4. Mr. Dominic Akanchasi – Financial Secretary

Shortly, their term of office was taken over by another executive board due to their transfer to new locations of their jobs and residences far away from Accra and from the church. The second executive board were;

1. Mr. George Naaboh – President
2. Mr. David Addah – Secretary
3. Mr. Clement Zuolo – Treasurer

In 2004, another executive board assumed office. The executives were;

1. Mr. Gerald Yiran – President
2. Miss Rose Awonong – Secretary
3. Mr. Charles Addah – Treasurer

They served for 7 years. On the 5^th of June, 2011 another executive board took over. The executives were;

1. Mr. John Baptist Tagtir – President
2. Mr. Kennedy Koland – Vice president
3. Miss Rose Awonong – Secretary(retained)
4. Mr. Charles Addah – Treasurer(retained)

Miss Vida Bore took over from Mr. Charles Addah in February, 2015 because of his ill health. In March that same year, adjustments were made on the executive council making the following secretary, vice secretary and assistant treasure respectively;

1. Mr. Blay Akugri
2. Mrs. Esther Adombila
3. Miss Celestina Awonong