The Ashanti regional Minister, Agyemang Mensah has cut a sod at a ceremony in Akomadan to mark the commencement of the building of an ultra-modern Administration Block for the Offinso North District Assembly.
The over GHC 990.000 project which is scheduled to be completed in 12 months will be financed by the government of Ghana and the District Assembly. When completed, the new Administration Block will house various departments of the assembly and it is expected to ensure effective administrative work of the Assembly.
Addressing the chiefs and the people at a durbar for the sod cutting ceremony which was graced by the Offinsomanhene, Nana Wiafe Akenteng and the District Chief Executive of the area S.K. Appiah Kubi, the Regional Minister hailed the continuous collaboration between the Assembly and the chiefs especially the Offinsomanhene, who has donated 50 acres of land to the Assembly for its o developmental projects.
He also charged the traditional rulers and people of the area to rally behind the Assembly and also sustain the peace enjoyed in the district since it is the “prerequisite for development”.
The D.C.E., Hon.S.K. Appiah Kubi, in his speech also thanked the Omanhene for his kind gestures towards the development of the district. He again lamented that the project is a clear indication of the Attah Mills led government’s commitment and bid to improve the lives of Ghanaians through the “Better Ghana Agenda” Honourable Appiah Kubi in addition made mention of some projects his outfit is undertaking. Such projects, he said includes building of new schools, the upgrading of old ones as well as the provision of new health facilities in some selected towns in the district. Concluding his address, the D.C.E. made a passionate appeal to the Regional Minister to help upgrade road networks linking farming communities in the area.
The Offinso North district was among the newly created districts in the erstwhile Kufour administration in 2007 with Akomadan as its capital.
Attah-Effah Badu/Ghananewslink.com
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