POLITICIANS MUST NOT SHIRK RESPONSIBILITIES (PAGE 14, JAN 2)

The Mankrado of Komenda-Kokwaado, Nana Kodwo Sarpong III, has entreated politicians not to shirk their responsibilities towards their constituents.
Nana Sarpong deplored the attitude of some politicians who after winning the votes of their constituents turned their back on them instead of interacting with them to find solutions to their basic problems.
Addressing a durbar to mark the Kokwaadoman annual mpontu festival at Komenda-Kokwaado, Nana Sarpong appealed to the Department of Feeder Roads to open up the area for easy evacuation of farm produce to market centres.
Nana Sarpong said due to lack of access to feeder roads in the area there was high rate of post harvest losses which led to low productivity.
He said the area produced crops such as cocoa, oil palm, maize, plantain, cassava, coconut and oranges, among others, but indicated that poor feeder road network in the area hampered easy evacuation to market centres.
He, therefore, urged the ministry to open up the area to encourage farmers to increase production.
He also called on the sector agency to assist in checking erosion.
He also said that even though the community purchased its own electricity poles for the extension of electricity to the community, some areas did not have electricity because the Electricity Company of Ghana failed to extend power to those areas.
The Chairman of the Komenda-Kokwaado Development Association, Deputy Superintendent of Police Mr Christopher Abaka, advised the youth to study hard and never give up until they had achieved their ambition.
Mr. K Omenano who represented the member of Parliament for the area. Dr J. S. Annan, who is also Deputy Minister of Education (Tertiary), said the minister would assist the community to complete its meeting place.