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The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfro Constituency, Mr Sylvester Tetteh, has cut sod for the construction of a 14.3-kilometre town roads within the constituency.

The roads include a five-kilometre West end-Kuwait road, a five-kilometre Ngleshie -New Mataheko and 4.3-kilometre Fulani junction roads.

Addressing the press, the MP who is also a deputy minister of information designate, said the roads were a major concern to him as well as his constituents and was glad that the government had approved for it to be constructed.

According to him, the roads would open the communities for economic expansion and development.

He said when completed, motorists could access the road from Tuba junction to Bortianor to ease traffic on the Kasoa highway.

‘Strategically, the road starts from Tuba junction to Redtop, so when you are going to Bortianor you don’t need to use the highway, this is an alternative road when there is traffic,’ he noted, adding that streetlights would be provided to reduce
criminal activities.

Municipal Roads Engineer, for the Ga South Municipal Assembly, Daniel Sowah said the contractor had assured to complete the project within six months even though it was projected within two years.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Ghana will today mark the 76th anniversary of the 28th February Christianburg Crossroad Shooting.

There will be a solemn flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremony, which is held every year, to honour the three ex-servicemen, Sergeant Adjetey, Cpl Attipoe and Private Odartey Lamptey, who were killed in 1948 by the colonial police whilst matching to Osu Castle to present a petition to the then Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Sir Gerald Creasy.

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Baeuumia, is expected to lay a wreath on behalf of the Government and people of Ghana.

Wreaths will also be laid on behalf of the security services, Veterans, and on behalf of Traditional Authorities.

One will also be laid on behalf of the fallen soldiers.

Every year, a parade contingent consisting of officers from the Ghana Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and the Veterans Association of Ghana is held to commemorate the Day.

Source: Ghana News Agency

President Nana Addo- Dankwah Akufo -Addo on Tuesday presented the State of the Nation Address to Parliament.

The address underscored the government’s principal policies and strategies aimed at improving the economy.

The Ghana News Agency (GNA) sought the views of some members of the public in Kumasi, on the President’s State of the Nation Address.

Mr Kwaku Boateng, former student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), said the digitalization policy initiated by Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia had not made much impact.

‘Digitalization had not created much employment for the youth and it needed to be addressed.

Maame Serwaa, a petty trader at Kejetia, also said that the economy was hard and traders sat in the scorching sun all day without much patronage of their goods.

This, she said had made life difficult for them as traders because they mostly use loans in their businesses.

‘Nana Addo, the economy is so hard, we don’t have money in our pockets’, she stated.

She suggested t
hat the government further increase the salaries of workers for them as traders to also get their items sold rapidly.

Mr. Emmanuel Prah, a businessman also told GNA that the government must address issues such as illegal mining ‘Galamsey’, unemployment, and corruption, and step up efforts to improve security issues in the country.

He said old policies such as school feeding, Free SHS and One District One Factory (1D1F) must be upgraded to make it more attractive.

Adisa Salifu, A Potter at Kejetia in Kumasi, said that ‘now a ball of kenkey is sold at GH?5 and we cannot even afford fish. We are suffering,’ she said.

A Taxi Driver, Joe Sarkodie said fuel prices kept shooting up by the day and the government must address that.

A Journalist who wanted to remain anonymous said the first term of the Akufo-Addo government was impressive, but the second term had been bad, nothing seemed to be going on.

She urged the government to properly come out with their projects that had been done for people at the grassroo
ts to know.

Other members of the public also lauded the government for the Free SHS Policy which had helped the poor in the society.

Ama Mansa, a Student Nurse, also said that the hospital projects mentioned by the president must be completed as scheduled to enable more nurses to be recruited.

Other members of the public urged the government to speed up projects such as the Kumasi International Airport and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) maternity blocks as he mentioned in his address.

They also called on the government to address the recent power outages because he mentioned that the government was committed to a stable energy system, to ensure development in the country.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The KoAntwi Mining Company Limited has reshaped some deplorable roads within some communities in its catchment area.

The roads are Subri-Nkwanta-Aboabo to Sefwi-Wenchi-Dominibo and Merewa to Aboso.

The roads, which connect Asawinso A, Aboabo, Nframago and Merewa among other farming communities in Bibiani-Anwhiaso-Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, also linked Manso-Aboso in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region.

Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview, Nana Bonya III, Human Resource and Community Relations Manager of the Company said the firm placed priority on the needs of the people in its operational areas, hence the essence of the reshaping of the roads.

He gave the assurance that the Company would continue to support the communities within their operational zones in education, saying they intended to offer scholarships to brilliant but needy students in the area.

Mr Daniel Ofori Asare, General Manager of the Company, said the organisation had spent over GHC50
0,000 on roads within their catchment area and other communities within the Municipality.

He promised the Company’s readiness to coexist peacefully with all major stakeholders to spur development in the area.

‘We as a company are ever ready to dialogue with you and address all your concerns and grievances for peaceful coexistence,’ he said.

The General Manager also advised the youth to take up mining-related courses to be considered for future employment in the Company

Nana Kofi Kobri II, the Sub-Chief of the Aboabo community, lauded the Company for reshaping their roads and said it would help reduce the burden they went through when transporting their farm produce to the markets.

He, however, appealed to the KoAntwi Mining Company to continue supporting communities in the area to help improve their socio-economic well-being.

Some residents, who spoke to the GNA, thanked the company for making the road easily accessible and asked other mining companies to emulate the kind gesture of KoAntwi Mining Compa
ny Limited by helping to develop some infrastructure in their communities.

Source: Ghana News Agency