EXPECT BETTER DAYS AHEAD ...Says President Mills (BACK PAGE)

The President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, has asked Ghanaians not to lose hope but to expect better days ahead.
President Mills said while the Government would ensure judicious use of resources, it would also not feast on the people’s money.
Addressing separate durbars at Gomoa Assin and Esuehyia in the Central Region, President Mills said the Government would neither countenance corruption nor shield anyone found to have misappropriated state funds.
He, therefore, asked the people to stand by the truth and hold public officials accountable.
He said his administration would remain focus on its efforts to set the economy on a sound footing, adding that he came to serve the people of Ghana.
President Mills reiterated that the Government inherited a weak economic base and a huge debt at the Tema Oil Refinery which called for pragmatic measures to handle.
He said within the few months, the Government had succeeded in making the necessary arrangements for the supply of crude oil.
He commended the people for their loyalty and support and asked them to unite for the development of the country.
Both Obenefo Ahumako Ahor Ankobea II, the Omanhen of Akyempem Traditional Area, and Nana Imprem VII, the acting President of the Ekumfi Traditional Area, appealed to the Government to rehabilitate roads in their areas.
Obenefo Ankobea also appealed to President Mills to ensure that the Gomoa East Assembly got a chief executive.
At a meeting with chief fishermen and fishmongers later at the Residency, fishermen called for the increase of allocation of premix fuel to the region. They also called for the early supply of fishing inputs such as outboard motors before the peak season.
The fishermen expressed concern about unorthodox fishing practices by some fishermen and called on the Government to act swiftly to stop the culprits.
They also appealed to the Government to build landing sites and cold storage facilities for fishing communities in the region.
Reacting to their concerns, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, said the Government was sourcing funds from the Italian and the Indian governments to build landing sites and cold stores in 14 fishing communities.
Mr Ahwoi said already the Government had secured seven million euros for the construction of cold stores in six communities along the coastline.
He said two of the cold stores would be sited at Nyanyano and Kormanste in the Central Region with the rest being established in the Volta, Eastern and Greater Accra regions.
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, said the cold storage facilities built at Apam would be reactivated to prevent post-harvest losses.