THE Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has appealed to heads of departments in the region to come out with proposals on result-oriented projects and programmes that would completely improve the living standards of the people in the region.
He stated that although the region was blessed with a lot of natural and human resources, such resources could not be effectively tapped for the benefit of the people due to some reasons and that with the proper proposals and planning, the region could be transformed as one of the best in the country.
Mr Ofosu Ampofo made the appeal when he met heads of the various departments and agencies (MDAs) in the region at Koforidua.
The meeting, the first since Mr Ampofo assumed duty last Monday, was to acquaint himself with the heads and to know the problems facing their outfits.
“The region has almost everything; minerals, timber, arable land and tourist attractions that should be fully exploited for the benefit of the people but this can be done if you come out with proposals and programmes to harness such resources,” Mr Ofosu Ampofo said
To ensure that development projects and programmes would be expeditiously executed, Mr Ofosu Ampofo suggested the setting up of a technical unit within the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), adding that the private sector would be partnered in all the projects.
He mentioned housing as one of the sectors to be covered to make available more affordable houses for the people, particularly workers in and around Koforidua and other municipalities while on farming, people in areas such as the Kwahu North District (Afram Plains) would be offered the necessary assistance to produce more food for both local consumption and export.
With regard to tourism, Mr Ampofo indicated that the tourist attractions would be developed to attract both local and foreign tourists to rake in the needed revenue and also provide jobs for the unemployed youth.
All these initiatives, the regional minister stated, when implemented would hasten the development of the communities and reduce poverty, which according to him had been the main agenda of the NDC administration.
In a speech delivered on behalf of his colleague heads of departments, the Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education, Mr Emmanuel Quaye Sowah, said as public servants, they were obliged to assist the government to improve the living standards of welfare of the people and that Mr Ofosu Ampofo should count on them for total support.
Mr Quaye Sowah on behalf of his colleagues congratulated Mr Ofosu Ampofo on his appointment to head a region he (minister) was well acquainted with.
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