Govt to complete Atibie paragliding road soon - Okraku-Mantey
The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Mark Okraku-Mantey says the government was committed to completing rehabilitation works on the road leading to the Odweanoma Mountain at Kwahu paragliding site at Atibie.
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The deputy minister explained that fixing the road which was not in good condition was crucial to further boost tourism fortunes in the area.
“We will also play our part as a government in fixing the road very soon,” Mr Okraku-Mantey said at the opening of the annual paragliding festival at Kwahu in the Eastern Region on April 7, 2023.
He stated that tourism was actually a marketing environment in which everyone could benefit the entire country for that reason every Ghanaian should participate.
“Let’s make this year’s Kwahu Easter, an accident free event because the event is supposed to bring us together as a people to enjoy and depart unhurt to our various destinations,” he said.
Atibiehene’s appeal
The deputy minister made the remarks after the Chief of Atibie and Gyasehene of Kwahu Traditional Area, Barima Kwame Asante Betiani II, made a passionate appeal for the road to be fixed.
Observation
The Graphic Online team who witnessed the opening of the annual paragliding festival observed that parts of the road in question were being fixed.
The team also noticed that with the exception of a few metres from the entrance and exit of the road which has experienced some form of construction works, the rest of the zigzag road to the mountains is not in good condition.
