Promote Peace In Manya Krobo For Development - President Advises Residents At Ngmayem Festival | Social

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated the Krobo space and all different components of the nation want peace and tranquility to advertise socio-economic improvement.
He has, due to this fact, urged chiefs, the clergy, opinion leaders and all different stakeholders, particularly the youth, to make sure they promoted peace within the space.

He stated improvement couldn't thrive in an space the place there was no peace, saying: “That is why I'm stressing on peace, which promotes improvement.

“The government is doing its best for the socio-economic development of the Lower Manya Krobo municipality to improve the lot of the people and to achieve the desired development we are expecting. More development projects and programs are in the offing and all the government requires from you is your support,” the President acknowledged.

Projects

In a speech learn on his behalf by the Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Simon Kweku Tetteh, at this yr's Ngmayem Festival of the individuals of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area at Odumase-Krobo final Friday, the President stated the municipality was a beneficiary of quite a few government packages and initiatives, all geared toward uplifting the requirements of the individuals and likewise to bridge the infrastructural hole within the municipality.

The Ngmayem Festival, which depicts the abundance of meals, is widely known yearly by the Manya Krobo Traditional Area within the final week of October.

This yr's pageant, on the theme “A Time for togetherness”, was graced by former Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko, a local of the world, the Member of Parliament for Upper Manya Krobo Constituency, Bismark Tetteh Nyarko, and chiefs from different conventional areas, amongst others.

The President acknowledged that 42 initiatives, most of which had been the development of a lot of classroom blocks, the Lower Manya Krobo Education Office for the schooling directorate and sanitary services, had all been accomplished and handed over to the respective customers.

He stated there have been 12 different ongoing initiatives, which might be accomplished quickly, including: “This is why you need to applaud the current government to do more for you.”

Cultural heritage

President Akufo-Addo recommended the Manya Krobo Traditional Area for sustaining and safeguarding its cultural heritage, including: “Indeed, Manya Krobo is one of the traditional areas in the country that has great cultural attributions.”

He stated it was evidently that its super efforts and achievements to this point had been vastly influenced by the tradition of kindness, arduous work, self-determination, unity, frequent function, in addition to their arts, music and agency conventional values.

The MCE for Lower Manya Krobo, Mr Tetteh, made a money donation and a few drinks on behalf of the President to help the normal council in organizing the pageant.

The Konor of Manya Krobo, Nene Sakite II, stated he was sad concerning the circumstances that led to the fracas in the course of the set up of pay as you go meters within the Kroboland.

He, nonetheless, prayed in opposition to something untoward that may trigger any disturbances once more.

“We have all seen the trouble that we went through during the light off. I will want everybody to learn a lesson from the consequences and avoid trouble, since most of us are used to its usage now,” the Konor suggested.

Oterkporlu bridge

Nene Sakite, who can be the President of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs, expressed his disapproval concerning the state of the Oterkporlu bridge, which hyperlinks Odumase-Krobo to Asesewa within the Upper Manya Krobo District and different communities within the Yilo Krobo Traditional Area.

He expressed concern that though his predecessor initiated the development and commissioning of the bridge, it was taking too lengthy for the work to be accomplished, urging the contractor to hurry up work on the it.

“Mr President, I want to make a special appeal to you to prompt the contractor that is working on the Oterkporlu bridge to double up before it is too late. Much of our foodstuffs from Upper Manya and beyond are brought to us using that route and you can just imagine if one day, vehicles cannot ply that route,” he stated.

The Konor assured the President that the theme for this yr's pageant pointed to the truth that they might cooperate with one another within the conventional space and there was no trigger for alarm.

A Chief from the Kwahu Traditional Area, Nana Ofori Mireku I, who represented the Vice-President of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs, Dasebre Akuamoah Adijapong II, stated chieftaincy had change into extra of a duty than privilege, as chiefs had now been saddled with quite a few duties.

He referred to as on all different chiefs within the Manya Krobo Traditional Area to help the Konor for improvement.