Settler farmers told not to meddle in land dispute

Kwaomante (Eastern Region) 13th July 99

 

Settler farmers at Kwaomante in the Akwapim North District have been cautioned not to meddle in the land dispute between the people of Apirede and the Krobos.

The Assemblyman for Nkyawora-Monu electoral area, Mr R. G. Ansah-Appiah, said all matters concerning land should be left to the government to determine.

Mr Ansah-Appiah, was speaking at separate meetings on Friday with unit committees, chiefs and people of Kwaomante, Apirede and Monu in his electoral area.

He stressed that the government had been able to maintain peace and stability in the country over the past two decades and it behoved every citizen to be law abiding to ensure that peace prevailed in the country.

Mr Ansah-Appiah explained the government's and the district assembly's policies and programmes, saying that the government had instituted a number of poverty alleviation intervention programmes with the aim to help improve the lives of people in the rural areas.

He advised the farmers to form co-operatives to enable them to benefit from the district's poverty alleviation fund.

The people at Kwaomante appealed to the district assembly to provide them with potable water, a school and places of convenience.

They also expressed concern about the long-standing dispute between the people of Apirede and the Krobos and urged the government to find an immediate settlement.

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