The Minister of the Interior, Kwesi Ahwoi has affirmed government’s
determination to complete the Asokore - Mampong affordable housing
project in Kumasi started by the Kufuor Administration.
The project has in recent times come under the spotlight as it provides
sanctuary for robbers and other criminals terrorizing the people in the
metropolis.
The Minister told the press, after inspecting the houses that they were
going to be completed to enable those qualified to occupy them, do so.
Mr Ahwoi, accompanied by the acting Inspector General of Police,
Mohammed Ahmed Alhassan, was in Kumasi to assess the security situation
of the Metropolis and the entire Ashanti Region.
This comes on the heels of open display of lawlessness by a gang of
criminals who, for two days running, took over the streets of Ayigya,
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)-Junction,
Ayeduase and other parts of Kumasi, firing gunshots and terrorizing
people.
He described the delay in the completion of the project and its virtual takeover by squatters and criminals as unfortunate.
The Police administration had already put in a request for about 200 of the flats.
The Minister earlier inspected three tents erected by the Police at
Ayeduase, Ayigya Zongo and Adukrom-Junction to ensure strong security
presence in the crime-prone communities.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Augustine Gyening, Regional
Police Commander, said although they had had some security challenges,
these had been grossly misrepresented and exaggerated in the media.
He said they will continue to work hard and do everything to rein in
criminals to enable the law-abiding to go about their legitimate
activities without fear.
The Minister also paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia Palace.
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