BEREKUM HAS VOTED FOR NPP FOR THE PAST 19 YEARS BUT WITHOUT DEVELOPMENT - OMANHENE OF BEREKUM

BEREKUM OMANHENE CALLS ON GOVERNMENT FOR A QUICK START OF SINO-HYDRO ROAD PROJECTS IN BEREKUM.

The Omanhene of Berekum Traditional Area, Daasebere Dr Amankona Diawuo II, has made a passionate appeal to the government of Ghana to quick-start Berekum inner city roads as   promised in the Sinohydro projects.

The paramount chief made this statement during a visit to his palace by the Regional  Minister of Bono Region, Hon. Evelyn Ama Kumi Richardson and the Deputy Minister, Hon. Siaka Stevens to familiarize themselves with the chiefs and people of both Berekum East and West Assemblies.

The chief said, the people of Berekum for the past 19 years have been voted solely for New Patriotic Party (NPP) but their share of national cake has not been forthcoming over the years, especially, their poor road network which have been neglected by  past governments.

Daasebre Dr Amankona Diawuo II, explained that, though golden city inner roads was captured in the two previous read budget statements, of which the people of Berekum are aware they were not done.
He hinted that if the government does not start the Sinohydro project but wait till next year the people of Berekum will not forgive NPP government.

He thanked the Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia for listening to them when he visited them last year that the Berekum roads will be constructed but the chief said, people of Berekum are eagerly waiting for the government to start the project.

The Bono Regional Minister Hon. Evelyn Ama Kumi Richardson on her part assured the chiefs and people of Berekum to be rest assured that the NPP government would fulfil all the promises this time around.

She said, apart from the inner city projects which will soon start, there would be other secondary city projects that will add more edifice to the two markets in Berekum to boost government support of the people of Berekum.

The Bono Regional Minister and the Deputy Minister visited some of the completed and ongoing projects in the Berekum East and West Assemblies which she commended them for the judicial use of their common funds.

The MCE of Berekum East Hon. Kofi Adjei thanked the ministers for paying homage to the chiefs and people of Berekum.

From Berekum East Municipal, the Regional Minister and the Deputy Minister also went to  the Berekum West District Assembly to inspect some of the ongoing projects in the District.



Story by Opamago Paparichy Ghana Berekum