Nana Kwaku Dei I said he was hopeful that if the railway is revived the economic fortunes of the town will bounce back, and would put the youth back to work and promote development in the area.
He made the appeal at a fundraising event in aid of an ICT and Library building at Pakro. Also present at the function was Nana Akosua Asabea I, the Ankobeahemaa of Prako.
Nana Kwaku Dei I, otherwise known in private life as Mr Ransford Tetteh, is presently the Acting Managing Director of Graphic Communications Group and Editor of the Daily Graphic.
He said Pakro lacks many basic social amenities and called on government and other benevolent organizations to come to their aid and assist the town.
In a speech read on behalf, the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Michael Oquaye said the country’s educational system should provide the foundation for balanced development, promoting the intellectual, physical, moral and cultural upbringing of the youth.
He advised those charged with the responsibility of superintending the youth at the educational institutions not to compromise on the discipline and moral uprightness of the youth.
He urged parents to ensure that excellent standards of social discipline and good morals were instilled in the youth.
The speaker called on all to champion the crusade against the wanton use of hard drugs by the youth, rendering them useless for nation building and progress.
The Pakrohene, Nana Mensah Kumah III, called on the Roads and Highway Minister to rehabilitate the road from Gyankrom through Abaga, Alafia, Otikwajo, Pakro to Adawso, which is in a deplorable state.
He also appealed for a police station and a nursing quarters to house the nurses working at the health centre in the community.
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