GOVT TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG GHANAIANS (PAGE 22, JULY 6, 2010)

THE Deputy Minister of Information, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said the government would continue to foster unity, with the development of the citizenry in an equitable manner as its guiding principle.
He said it had been the prayer for “the day when ethnic strife and poverty would be banished from our land, a day when going to your hometown would not be different from the city you are travelling from and when nobody goes to bed hungry.”
Mr Ablakwa was speaking at the 10th anniversary celebration of the installation of Nana Adusei Atwenewa Ampem, Omanhene of Tepa Traditional area, at Tepa in the Ahafo Ano District of Ashanti.
It was attended by citizens from far and near, chiefs and their retinues including Nana Kwasi Bosompra, Omanhene of Goaso, Mr Kofi Opoku Manu, Ashanti Regional Minister and some Members of Parliament and District Chief Executives.
The theme for the celebration was : “10 Years of Quality Leadership- Promoting the welfare of the People.”
The Deputy Minister commended Nana Adusei Atwenewa Ampem and described him as a visionary leader who looked at the future and to whom all must fondly cling.
Recounting some of the development projects undertaken during his 10 years on the stool, the Minister mentioned the provision of a 60-hectares for the establishment of a modern hospital complex, the proposal for a Health Assistants’ Training school and housing the Police personnel posted to the town and pledged the government’s preparedness as a trusted ally in development to improve the lives of Ghanaians.
Mr Kofi Opoku Manu said he had heard and seen the numerous work undertaken by the Omanhene and promised to be on his side in developing the traditional area, stressing that the development of the citizenry in an equitable manner would be his guiding principle.
He said the future of the area lay, to a large extent, on the educational development of the young and future leaders and urged parents to send their children to school.
The Omanhene called on the people in the traditional area to continue to support him in his development efforts through unity and prayers. He also called on the general public to co-operate with the government for the achievement of the Better Ghana Agenda.
The anniversary celebration continues till November, this year.