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General News of Saturday, April 13, 2019
Source: Graphic.com.gh
2019-04-13
President Akufo-Addo arrives in Sankore to the cheers of some workers and residents
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo advised Ghanaians to stand against the acts of violence, intimidation and bloodshed used by politicians as a strategy for gaining votes in general elections.
Speaking in front of a durbar in Sankore in order to begin his two-day visit to the Ahafo region yesterday, the president rebuked the inhabitants of the city for being tarnished by violence. elections that resulted in the death and mutilation of a number of people during the war. years.
"Let people have the opportunity to vote voluntarily instead of bullying and bloodshed to force them to vote for us.
"The perpetrators of such acts have no program to improve the lives of people and must not continue to waste their valuable time," he said.
In the context of violence perpetrated by the two supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over the years, President Akufo-Addo warned that a bill on political vigilance would limit these problems once adopted.
He stated that no one, whether it be a deputy or a state minister, would be spared when he was caught in the act by to incite people to commit acts of violence following elections.
The president asked why the district residents had voted peacefully in the recent referendum on the creation of the Ahafo region, but resorted to violence in general elections.
He badured that the necessary measures would be put in place for the presidential and legislative elections of 2020 to take place in the region, without violence or intimidation.
Kukuom-Sankore-Abuom Road
In response to a request from Omanedom Appiah Kubi, from Omanhene of the traditional Sankore region, aimed at the rehabilitation of the Kukuom-Sankore-Abuom road, President Akufo-Addo criticized previous governments for having claimed that the road had been rehabilitated.
He badured that the road would be rehabilitated during his mandate.
President Akufo-Addo explained that the $ 2 billion Sinohydro Project Support Framework (Government of Ghana) was used to launch major infrastructure projects and called for the population to support the government in the implementation of these projects.
On the request for the construction of a refectory for Sankore High School and a block of dormitories for the Sankore Nursing Education College, President Akufo-Addo said that one The loan had been requested to provide the essential infrastructure for SHS throughout the country. the country.
Courtesy calls
In Kukuom, President Akufo-Addo continued his campaign against political violence and commended the Asunafo South District Assembly for its considerable efforts to reduce violence in the region.
During a courtesy visit to Osahene Kwaku Aterkyi II, the Omanhene of Kukuom's traditional zone, the president badured that the SHS of Kukuom Agriculture would dispose of its fair share of Trust Fund infrastructure for the 39 education of Ghana to allow him to rub shoulders with his counterparts. .
In Mim, Omanhene of the region, Professor Yaw Adjei II of Okofrobuor, called on the president to elevate the district to municipal status after Goaso became a regional capital.
He thanked the President for the ongoing rehabilitation of the roads of the city of Mim and called for the reopening of the wood processing enterprises of Mim and Ayum in order to create jobs for the young people of the region.
In his response, President Akufo-Addo announced that the plywood section of the Ayum Timber Company would be open in the second quarter of the year.
He also paid a courtesy call to the Omanhene of Goaso Traditional Area, Nana Kwasi Bosompra, and held a public meeting in Goaso during which he answered questions from members of the public on the implementation of implementation of government policies and programs.
Enthusiastic crowds met the President wherever he went in the area. Some carried placards bearing inscriptions such as "Thank you Mr. President", "You promised, you delivered", "President Ahafoman da W & # 39; ase".
The president then cut the basics of office building for the Ahafo Regional Coordination Council and introduced eight 4×4 vehicles to the board for the management of the new region.
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