Absence of security bane of effective development in Ghana - Nana Gyentsi Amoako X
The Chief of Akyinim, near Cape Three Points in the Ahanta West District in the Western Region Nana Gyentsi Amoako X, has observed that the absence of adequate security in almost every part of the country is the bane of effective development in the various communities.
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He recalled that on August 6, 2006, a communal violence which erupted in his jurisdiction resulted in the death of two people while other energetic young ones fled the town and had since not returned, leaving behind only the aged who could not be engaged in any meaningful development projects.
"I have, therefore, made it my priority to collaborate with the Ghana Police Service to establish a police station at Akyinim to clamp down on miscreants and any individual who engages in criminal activities that will hamper the progress of the people in the neighbourhood," Nana Amoako disclosed.
Judicial committee
The 55-year-old Akyinim chief made the observation when he spoke to Graphic Online after the Judicial Committee of the Busua Traditional Council had declared that he was the rightful occupant of the Royal Anona family of Akyinim.
Nana Amoako further told Graphic Online that apart from a police station at Dixcove, which was a distance far away from his area, there was no security post anywhere near Akyinim, and that people committed various crimes and went scot free without facing the full rigours of the law, adding that, "My people are leaving in fear and insecurity."
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Peace
"I extend a branch of olive to every citizen of Akyinim that I have come with peace and so all development-oriented persons should join the chorus for development. No society can develop when disputes and litigation abound and so with this ruling let us come together as one people for the progress of our town," the Chief appealed.
Nana Amoako also pointed out that education was another area he would tackle once the people were secured to go about their various endeavours, saying that he and his elders would establish an education endowment fund to offer scholarships to intelligent but needy children.
He further intimated that the health of the people was also significant and, therefore, he would team up with the district health directorate to provide quality health care delivery to the people since a healthy mind was in a healthy body.
Again, Nana Amoako observed that the road network in the area was in a deplorable state while there were a lot of tourist attractions in the vicinity, which needed to reactivated.
For instance, he mentioned that there existed an old fort, and that in partnership with the assembly and the tourism sector, it could be rehabilitated to benefit the people.
