Obuasi needs tertiary institution – NGO

The Alliance for Obuasi Development (AFOD), non–governmental organization, has reminded the new Obuasi Municipal Chief Executive (MCE)of his vision to help establish a tertiary institution in the Municipality.

The Alliance said Obuasi had one of the single largest goldmines in the country and two each of public and private Senior High Schools, so the establishment of a tertiary institution, was long overdue.

In a congratulatory message to Mr Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, the MCE, signed jointly by the Alliance Executive Director, Albert Nana Asante, the Projects Manager, Richard Ellimah and Malik Bin Ibrahim, Communication/Advocacy Director, the NGO also reminded him of his desire to address the heavy traffic jam in the Municipality by developing alternative routes.

The message further hoped that the MCE would facilitate the development of Obuasi and also ensure that alternative employment avenues were created for the youth.

“The Assembly bye-laws on school children should be enforced to check the rate at which these children roam about in the streets at night instead of studying at home”, the message stressed.

The Alliance was of the view that the MCE would see to it that the Assembly’s scholarship scheme was transparently executed to benefit brilliant children in the deprived communities.

It noted that education was one of the keys that could open up the development of the area and that support to needy but brilliant children was essential to the Assembly’s development agenda.

The message also encouraged the MCE to facilitate the acquisition of viable land for small mining activities to help enhance the local economy of the residents.

Source: GNA