Mrs Rawlings and others to be honoured

Kodie (Ash), July 27, GNA - The Afigya-Kwabre District Assembly is to hold a grand durbar to honour some illustrious citizens of the area, whose singular efforts and invaluable contributions led to both the creation and steady progress of the district.

Among them are former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings,

Mrs Betty Mould Iddrisu, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr

Akenten Appiah-Menkah, an Industrialist, Albert Kan-Dapaah, Member of

Parliament (MP), and Mr Emmanuel Asamoah Owusu-Ansah, MP and

former Ashanti regional Minister. The Assembly's decision was taken at an emergency meeting held

at Kodie. A five-member committee has therefore been set up to plan the event. Addressing the meeting, Mr. Kwaku Oppong-Kyekyeku, District

Chief Executive (DCE), said the durbar would not only serve as a

"home-coming" event, but more significantly would also serve to foster unity

among the people. Besides, it would also provide useful lessons, particularly to the youth

and motivate them to do their bit to help accelerate the district's

development. He noted that there were many wealthy and highly-placed

individuals from the area who had served in various positions in previous

Governments, those serving in the present government, and private

businesses whose contributions to the growth of the district could not go

unrecognized.