Agona Duakwa citizens urged to ensure peace

Agona Duakwa, C/R, Oct 23, GNA- Mr. John Kwesi Agyabeng, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Agona East, has urged the people of Agona Duakwa to ensue peace and unity for the development.

He also asked the elders of the area to settle all chieftaincy disputes to encourage investors to invest in the area and non-governmental organisations to operate there. Mr. Agyabeng was addressing a durbar of chiefs and people of Agona Duakwa to climax their annual Akwambo festival at the weekend. The celebration coincided with the 10th Anniversary celebration of the installation of Nana Kojo Amoakwa V, chief of the town. Mr. Agyabeng urged parents to take advantage of the Capitation Grant and School Feeding Programme and send their children, especially girl-child to school.

Mr. Ben Mensah, District Chief Executive for Agona, assured the people that the Assembly would support communities that would initiate their own projects.

He appealed to citizens resident outside the town to contribute to development to improve the people's living standards. Nana Amoakwa said the town has established 10,000 Ghana cedis educational endowment fund to assist needy but brilliant students complete their education.

He said currently, the fund was sponsoring three beneficiaries, a University student and two other students in senior high schools. Nana Amoakwa commended Captain (rtd) Kwabena Acquah, Managing Director of Air Capitanor Rural Resort, for sponsoring six students to attend senior high school in the town. He also praised the Ghana Commercial Bank for donating 5,000 Ghana cedis towards the development of the town.