The Kontihene of Abetienso, a farming community in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern Region, Nana Appiah Wiafe, has called on members of the community not to belittle their development thinking.
According to the Chief, it is highly imperative to disabuse the wide conception that the government is the only architect of development, rather community initiatives and readiness to drive the development of their respective communities must be the way.
From this background, he charged his subjects to change the development narrative of the community, since the government cannot do it all alone.
He made the remarks during a brief but impressive sod-cutting ceremony to commence construction of a multi-purpose community durbar ground, adding that the facility, when completed, would available to all the nearby communities when it comes to social activities.
He disclosed that the facility, which would cost about GH¢100,000 and would serve a population of over 6,000, including 10 nearby communities, would enhance the socio-economic activities of the people, since there was no such place for social activities.
Nana Appiah Wiafe passionately appealed to the government to consider the construction of a Technical School for Abetienso to aid the technical and knowledge know-how of the youth in the area.
He hinted that but for the free Senior High School, many of the youth in the area fall prey to the mercies of social vices, since they could not further their education after the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
On his part, the Assembly Member for the Nkawanda Jejeti Electoral Area, Sampson Osafo, expressed his gratefulness for the construction of a social center in their community.
According to him, a durbar ground was one of the major needs of the people which formed part of demanded social facilities, even when he was seeking the office of Assembly Member.
He indicated that the citizens of the area were not happy when it comes to social gatherings, because they have to hire a canopy before an event can take place, other than that there is no option for them than to stand in the scorching sun or rain, even though they have the grounds to construct such a project.
To him, the durbar ground will be a special project to them, since it will serve as many purposes such as weddings, funerals and many other cultural activities.
“This project will be of great value to the people of Nkawnada and will generate a lot of income to the community, because the money we would have used to rent canopies and other things will be kept for other projects,” he added.
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