Oyibi to construct Senior High School

Oyibi (G/A), Dec. 31, GNA- The people of Oyibi near Dodowa in the Greater Accra Region would soon establish a Senior High School at the cost of GH=A2100,000. The project, which would be financed through voluntary contributions and fund-raising activities is expected to be completed in four years time.

Nii Boye Okansha VI, Chief of the town announced this at a meeting with the people at Oyibi on Monday. He appealed to the government to rehabilitate the Oyibi-Nungua road and also provide electricity to the Oyibi Health Centre to enable the people access better health services. Nii Okansha also appealed to the government to provide street-lights to curb the activities of criminals in the community, which he said was on the ascendancy.

He cautioned the political parties to refrain from using abusive language during the 2008 electioneering campaigns, adding that, "anything short of this would bring Ghana's young democracy and the peace we are enjoying at the moment to disrepute". Mr Hopeson Adoye, Assembly man for Oyibi called on the Ministry of Chieftaincy Affairs and the traditional rulers to help eliminate chieftaincy disputes, which according to him, "was eating deep into the society".