E/R Minister inspects projects in West Akim

Mr Antwi-Boasiako Sekyere, Eastern Regional Minister, has inspected a 1.5-kilometre road and a pediatric ward under construction at the Asamankese Government Hospital in the West Akim Municipality.

The road, named as Day by Day, is being constructed in two phases at the cost of GH¢ 890,000.

The first phase, estimated at GH¢ 389,000, was expected to be completed in December last year, but was delayed due to the rains

The second phase which will see the completion of the project in March this year, is estimated at GH¢ 510, 000

The Minister also inspected a children’s ward and a maternity block project which was started 11 years ago, but abandoned and now revived.

The children’s ward is 85 percent complete and expected to be fully completed by the end of February this year at the cost of GH¢ 345,000.

The 11-year old maternity ward project, was initiated by the Ghana Health Service, and is 95 percent complete, and when finally completed can admit close to 50 women.

Addressing the chiefs and people at Asamankese, Mr Antwi-Boasiako assured them of government plans to rehabilitate the Eastern Region roads under the Cocoa Roads Project.

He said, government under the construction of the cocoa roads project nationwide, has listed the Adeiso-Osinease, Suhum- Asamankse, Osinease-Dade, and the Koforidua-Tafo –Bunso roads, as part of the national cocoa roads to be constructed.

The Regional Minister said, 10 kilometres of road within the Asamankese township would also be rehabilitated under the urban roads and highways this year.

He urged the chiefs to support government’s initiatives to sustain and help improve economic activities in the various communities within their jurisdiction.

The Gyasehene of Asamankese, Nana Oppong Adease, said the road rehabilitation is long overdue, and expressed the hope that work on the project would be accelerated, to enhance economic activities in that part of the country.

He appealed to the Regional Minister and other statutory authorities to consider traditional boundaries when demarcating the boundaries for districts and municipalities, to avoid some traditional areas losing some towns to others.