Nzemas urged to plan and take advantage of oil find to better their lot

Half-Assini (W/R) July 01, GNA -Residents and non-resident citizens of Western Nzema who have the means have been advised to team-up and establishment businesses to generate employment for the youth. Awulae Annor Adjaye III, Omanhene of the area said the people should strategise and take full advantage of the several business opportunities that would be created by the recent oil find to turn around abject poverty, squalor and ignorance among the people. The Omanhene said these at a youth forum organised by the National Association of Nzema Students at Half-Assini over the weekend. They discussed the development of the area vis-=E0-vis the recent oil discovery and particularly the involvement of the people in all aspects of planning of the area's development.

"In order to rip the full benefits of resource from the area, we must plan well, pull our resources together and establish industries for our own benefit so that the opportunity will not slip by", he stressed. Awulae Adjaye appealed to chiefs in the area not to sell lands indiscriminately or do anything that would be detrimental to the well-being of the people of the area.

On the specific location of the oil, the Omanhene advised the youth to be patient and wait for the institutions and agencies responsible to come out clearly to avoid any misunderstanding.

Mr. Martin Yamikeh Ackah, District Chief Executive for Jomoro said even though there had not been any official statement indication was that the oil is on the land of Western Nzema.

He advised the youth to take their education seriously to enable them to find employment with the oil industry.

Mr. Mahmud Dan Archer, President of the Association called for collaboration between the association and the Western Nzema traditional council to enhance the steady development of the area.