Akyem farmers receive compensation

The Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council has paid compensation to the first batch of farmers whose farms were destroyed during the clearing of their land at Beposo, near Kyekyewere for development projects.

The 26,000-acre land belonging to the Akyem Abuakwa Stool of the Apapam Division, in the Eastern Region, would be used for the construction of a warehouse for scraps, office buildings and other development projects.

Briefing the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview, Nana Mbea, Akyem Abuakwa Mponoahene (boundary chief), said the Okyeman was striving to bring development to the area to create job opportunities for the people.

“The project will help our children who have completed schools but cannot find jobs in the area while curbing the rural-urban migration,” Nana Mbea stated.

He appealed to the people to be patient and law-abiding, and gave the assurance that those whose farms would be affected by the project would be compensated.

Nana Mbea called on chiefs, opinion leaders, and settlers on the Akyem Abuakwa Stool lands to put an end to land litigation.