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News from Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Source: kasapafmonline.com
2019-07-24
President Akufo-Addo cuts grbad for construction of mini-port and fish landing site
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, gave up the land for the construction of a mini-port and a fish landing site at Axim, in the western region, under the terms of A promise made to city residents of the 2016 election preparations.
According to President Akufo-Addo, "The promise I made in 2016 was not futile, and it was not a lie. I knew that I would realize it and, by the grace of God, we will witness the beginning of the construction of this project, which will improve the standard of living of the inhabitants of Axim ".
Construction work on the Axim sea defense wall has already begun, after President Akufo-Addo cut the groundwork for work that was to begin in 2018.
The President announced it on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, when he addressed a leaders' durbar at Axim and cut ground for the start of construction of the mini-port and landing site. .
The construction of the project, which began in 2007 and was abandoned after the 2008 elections when the government of the new patriotic party of President John Agyekum Kufuor, he said, is a commitment of his government for growth and the development of the fisheries sector.
The project to be executed by China Harbor and Engineering Company over a period of 30 months, and will include the construction of a breakwater, a wharf wall, dredging and ancillary facilities, President Akufo-Addo told the badembly that the project would be completed. in the time frame.
The president noted that the sod cutting ceremony was symbolic and that it marked the simultaneous start of the construction of other landing sites in Senya Beraku, Dixcove, Elmina, Moree, Mumford, Winneba , Gomoa Fetteh, Teshie and Keta.
"The promises I have made to the Ghanaian people, I will achieve them one after the other," he said.
The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, the Hon. Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, who was also present at the event, said that "the completion of the landing site will help increase the productivity of the fishermen by providing a safe place for berthing the canoes and the handling of the fish. It will guarantee the safety of fishing gear and properties, improve the hygienic handling of fish and fishery products in accordance with international standards for export. "
In order to reinvigorate the aquaculture development agenda, the minister said adequate incentives were provided to boost private sector investment, delivery of quality extension services and input support.
"In 2018, for example, about 1,671 aquaculture establishments benefited from the provision of extension services, and in June of this year 1,370 institutions benefited from extension services," she said.
With the ministry currently piloting the flagship program Aquaculture for Food and Jobs in the Ashanti region, Hon. Elizabeth Afoley Quaye indicated that the implementation of the program should boost aquaculture production and create several direct and indirect jobs for youth.
The Minister of State at the Prime Minister's Office and Member of Parliament for the Evaluation-Ajomoro-Gwira constituency, the Hon. Catherine Abelema Afeku pointed out that the mini-fishing port would create jobs for unemployed youth and open the region to other economic opportunities.
She expressed gratitude to President Akufo-Addo for all the projects that he directed to be set up in the region two and a half years after his administration.
She took the opportunity to inform the President of the way in which her policy of free health services free of charge inspired 4,150 young people to register in the process of limited registration of voters and to vote for the first time in December 2020 for the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Despite this, the Hon. Afeku presented to the president and the general public a young man called Elijah of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), who left the NPP as a result of the construction of a maritime defense wall at Axim at the request of President Akufo-Addo.
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