Sefwi Akontombra District inaugurated

Story: Story: Kwame Asiedu Marfo, Sefwi-Akontombra

THE newly created 17-member Sefwi-Akontombra District Assembly in the Western Region was inaugurated on Friday amid traditional drumming, brass band music and dancing.
The euphoria that welcomed the inauguration was a clear indication that the creation of the new district was the wish of the chiefs and people in this predominantly cocoa growing area.
The district is among the four new districts created in the Western Region and 31 in the country. This brings the number of districts in the region to 17.
Other new districts in the region are Shama, Ellembele and Prestea-Hunni Valley.
The Deputy Western Regional-Minister, Mr Kwasi Blay, swore in the Assembly members after which he read the inaugural speech of President J.A. Kufuor.
In a brief speech, Mr Blay said the government had specially designed packages for the newly created districts to ensure that the required infrastructural facilities were constructed for their effective functioning.
He announced that seven kilometres of the Akontombra town roads would be tarred by the end of this year while the eight-kilometre Nsawora–Bodi Junction road would also be developed.
According to Mr Blay, the 25 kilometre Edwenase-Akontombra road had been awarded on contract.
The District Chief Executive for Sefwi-Wiawso, Mr Appiah Kubi Baidoo, said the government had fulfilled its promise to create more districts to facilitate socio-economic development.
He urged the people in the district to offer constructive criticisms, which would move the district forward.