KWAHU PROJECTS WILL CONTINUE (BACK PAGE)

THE President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, has assured the people of the Kwahu Traditional Area that his administration will complete all feasible ongoing projects in the area.
That, he said, was due to the fact that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration was determined to depart from the practice of undoing the valuable contributions of its predecessor.
The President gave the assurance in a speech read on his behalf by the Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, at a durbar organised last Saturday by the chiefs and people of Nkwatia to mark the 50th anniversary of the installation of Nana Atuobi Yiadom IV as the Nkwatiahene.
The occasion also marked the 10th anniversary of Nana Atuobi Yiadom as Sanaahene of Kwahu.
It was attended by a large number of people and dignitaries including the Beponghene, Nana Nyarko Bawuah II, who represented the Kwahumanhene, Daasebre Akuamoa Boateng.
According to President Mills, as a nation it is important for us to accept and add value to what worked well and change course only when it was deemed to be in the national interest, adding that ongoing feasible projects in any part of the Eastern Region, particularly in the Kwahu Traditional Area would be continued.
“In fact no part of the country will be neglected under the NDC Government; we have come to serve and you can rely on us”, President Mills assured the people.
He said his administration was also determined to improve the standard of living of the people and that was why it had also decided to continue with a number of initiatives such as the National Youth Employment Programme, which would be widened and the Capitation Grant, which it had also increased from GH¢3 to ¢4.50.
The National Health Insurance Scheme, he stated, would also be improved.
With regard to how best to confront the global economic crisis, he said there was the urgent need for all to be patriotic and make sacrifices to support the government to enable it to respond adequately to the socio-economic needs of the people.
On HIV/AIDS, President Mills cautioned people, especially the youth, not to do anything that would make them to contract the pandemic due to its negative effects on the individual, family and the nation.
He also stated that since the annual Kwahu Easter celebrations had now become a potential tourist attraction, the assemblies in the area would collaborate with the major stakeholders to promote it.
President Mills, who presented drinks and GH¢10,000 to the Nkwatiahene, expressed the hope that he would live long to lead his people in all spheres of human endeavour.
The Nkwatiahene expressed his appreciation to the past and present governments for their support in providing some social amenities in the area.
He, however, said since some of the projects such as the rehabilitation of the Asakraka-Nkwatia Road had not been completed, the government should ensure its completion as soon as possible.
The Nkwatiahene also appealed to the government to build a bridge over the Afram arm of the Volta Lake and provide a ferry on the lake to facilitate transportation in the area.