Regional migration in Ghana, particularly from the northern regions to the south, is an old phenomenon, which has assumed heightened importance in the contemporary period. In the main, this is because Northern Ghana is overwhelmingly deprived in terms of natural resource availability, favorable weather conditions and the provision of infrastructural facilities to promote economic development. Social indicators show a high degree of poverty, low literacy levels and unemployment. The overall effect of these has been massive youth migration to the urban centers in the south, especially Accra, in...