THE Chief of Edina Essaman, Nana Kwesi Tandoh IV, has debunked claims in a section of the media that President J.E.A. Mills is putting up a mansion for himself at Edina Essaman.
According to Nana Tandoh, who is also the Gyasehen of the Edina Traditional Area, President Mills was not involved in the project.
“It is his two brothers — Dr Cadman Atta Mills and Sammy Mills — who have lived in the United States of America for about 30 years who are financing the project,” he explained, and stressed that he had been associated with the President and his father since his enstoolment as the chief of Essaman in 1979 and, therefore, knew them well.
He said he would vouch for President Mills’ sincerity and honesty and said those spreading the wrong information were only up to mischief.
Nana Tandoh produced a copy of the agreement on the parcel of land measuring 59.30 acres and leased by Nana Kwesi Tandoh III and his elders dated January 23, 1960 and signed by Y. Kenneth Blaidoo of Kisi, which spelt out the details of the lease.
The copy bore the marks of Nana Kwesi Tandoh II, R. Tando, Kweku Atta, Kodwo Appoinyah, Kwesi Fori, Kodwo Kyee, Kwaw Akondoh and Kobina Onsu Nyame Ye.
He said the signatories to the lease from the President’s father’s side were Mrs Emma Afful, Mr Kofi Sam Atta Mills, Mr Cadman Atta Mills, Mrs Mary Davies, Mrs Mercy Quarshie and Mr Samuel Atta Mills.
He said due to the trust, confidence and cordial relationship existing between the two parties, they decided to renew the lease on mutual and satisfactory terms.
He said he started discussions with the President as far back as 2000 on the renewal of the lease agreement and since there was no need to rush, it was suspended for the convenience of both parties.
“The President is truthful to a fault and I want the whole world to know this after knowing him personally for well over 30 years,” Nana Tandoh said.
It would be recalled that a private newspaper carried a story that President Mills was building a mansion on a piece of land at the Atabadze Junction.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
CHIEFS, PARTIES, OTHERS MUST WORK IN UNITY ...Yamson advises (PAGE 16, DEC 11)
A former Chairman of Unilever (Ghana), Mr Ishmael Yamson, has called for a harmonious relationship among chiefs, political parties and district assemblies for the development of the country.
Mr Yamson, who is also the Gyaasehene of Breman Kuntanase, said since the three institutions shared the single objective of bringing about development and prosperity and ensuring the well-being of the people, they should not be seen as sources of conflict, tension and sharp division.
Speaking on the topic, “Sustaining Democratic Governance in Ghana: The dichotomy between the chieftaincy institution and the political parties and the district assemblies”, Mr Yamson said the only difference between the three institutions was the level of operation.
The symposium formed part of activities to mark the Odwira Festival of the chiefs and people of Breman Baako and the 10th anniversary of Barima Kweku Adu-Twum Brawiri II, the Chief of Breman Baako and Akyempimhene of the Breman Traditional Area.
Mr. Yamson said currently the chieftaincy institution and political parties seemed to be drifting poles apart for no reason, while the assemblies, which were supposed to be non-partisan, toed party lines.
He urged the people to be vigilant and demand accountability and transparency from the district assemblies which he said had been engulfed in corruption and remained unaccountable for the huge sums they received from the central government.
He was critical of some district chief executives who squandered money meant for development for their personal and selfish interest.
Mr. Yamson said unless the people lived together, maintained vigilance and moved in one direction, not even the oil money could save the country.
He challenged politicians to stand up against corruption and other actions which were not in the interest of the people.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Search-lite Foundation and Chairman of the National Service Board, Mr Nkunu Akyea, described the dichotomy in governance as self-inflicted because the people had either allowed it or rather adopted or visited it upon themselves.
The Omanhene of the Breman Asikuma Traditional Area, Nana Amoakwa Boadu VIII, who chaired the function, advised the people to look into the frivolous dichotomy which existed among the three institutions in order to avoid conflicts and live in harmony for mutual benefit and development.
Mr Yamson, who is also the Gyaasehene of Breman Kuntanase, said since the three institutions shared the single objective of bringing about development and prosperity and ensuring the well-being of the people, they should not be seen as sources of conflict, tension and sharp division.
Speaking on the topic, “Sustaining Democratic Governance in Ghana: The dichotomy between the chieftaincy institution and the political parties and the district assemblies”, Mr Yamson said the only difference between the three institutions was the level of operation.
The symposium formed part of activities to mark the Odwira Festival of the chiefs and people of Breman Baako and the 10th anniversary of Barima Kweku Adu-Twum Brawiri II, the Chief of Breman Baako and Akyempimhene of the Breman Traditional Area.
Mr. Yamson said currently the chieftaincy institution and political parties seemed to be drifting poles apart for no reason, while the assemblies, which were supposed to be non-partisan, toed party lines.
He urged the people to be vigilant and demand accountability and transparency from the district assemblies which he said had been engulfed in corruption and remained unaccountable for the huge sums they received from the central government.
He was critical of some district chief executives who squandered money meant for development for their personal and selfish interest.
Mr. Yamson said unless the people lived together, maintained vigilance and moved in one direction, not even the oil money could save the country.
He challenged politicians to stand up against corruption and other actions which were not in the interest of the people.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Search-lite Foundation and Chairman of the National Service Board, Mr Nkunu Akyea, described the dichotomy in governance as self-inflicted because the people had either allowed it or rather adopted or visited it upon themselves.
The Omanhene of the Breman Asikuma Traditional Area, Nana Amoakwa Boadu VIII, who chaired the function, advised the people to look into the frivolous dichotomy which existed among the three institutions in order to avoid conflicts and live in harmony for mutual benefit and development.
Friday, November 27, 2009
PLANNING C'SSION EMBARKS ON CAPACITY BUILDING (PAGE 23, NOV 27)
The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has embarked on a nation-wide capacity-building exercise on planning guidelines for all the 170 metropolitan/municipal and district assemblies.
The programme is to enable the assemblies to translate national policies into implementable activities that can reduce poverty in the various districts.
It is also aimed at sensitising the assemblies to national planning strategies.
The first training workshop has taken place in the Central Region. It attracted four participants each from the 17 districts in the region, made up of MMDCs, district co-ordinating directors, planning officers and district budget analysts.
The two-day workshop, which was funded by the NDPC, the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Children’s Fund was also attended by representatives from the regional coordinating directors, regional economic planning officers and their assistants.
The Central Regional Planning Officer, Mr Frank Obeng-Dapaah, in his opening remarks, emphasised the importance of the workshop and asked the MMDCEs and staff of the assemblies to involve all stakeholders in the planning process.
Mr Kobina Okyere, a Deputy Director of the NDPC and a resource person, said the Government was pursuing the Vision 2020 Development Agenda, the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategies (GPRS) one and two, all aimed at achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
He said those programmes targeted poverty reduction, job and wealth creation to enable the country attain middle-income status.
Mr Okyere said the medium-term national development policy framework which would replace the GPRS two would address the economic imbalances, restabilise the economy and place it on a path of sustained growth and poverty reduction.
The Cape Coast Metropolitan Planning Officer, Mr Justice Amoah, said since planning was a collective responsibility of all those who worked with the assemblies, it behoved them to make the necessary inputs for effective planning.
Mr Amoah called on chief executives to support planning officers with the necessary resources to enable them to discharge their duties efficiently.
The Municipal Chief Executive for Effutu, Nii Ephraim, said the workshop had made them understand the challenges facing planning officers and budget analysts and expressed the hope that the assemblies would assist them with the needed logistics to enable them work efficiently.
The programme is to enable the assemblies to translate national policies into implementable activities that can reduce poverty in the various districts.
It is also aimed at sensitising the assemblies to national planning strategies.
The first training workshop has taken place in the Central Region. It attracted four participants each from the 17 districts in the region, made up of MMDCs, district co-ordinating directors, planning officers and district budget analysts.
The two-day workshop, which was funded by the NDPC, the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Children’s Fund was also attended by representatives from the regional coordinating directors, regional economic planning officers and their assistants.
The Central Regional Planning Officer, Mr Frank Obeng-Dapaah, in his opening remarks, emphasised the importance of the workshop and asked the MMDCEs and staff of the assemblies to involve all stakeholders in the planning process.
Mr Kobina Okyere, a Deputy Director of the NDPC and a resource person, said the Government was pursuing the Vision 2020 Development Agenda, the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategies (GPRS) one and two, all aimed at achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
He said those programmes targeted poverty reduction, job and wealth creation to enable the country attain middle-income status.
Mr Okyere said the medium-term national development policy framework which would replace the GPRS two would address the economic imbalances, restabilise the economy and place it on a path of sustained growth and poverty reduction.
The Cape Coast Metropolitan Planning Officer, Mr Justice Amoah, said since planning was a collective responsibility of all those who worked with the assemblies, it behoved them to make the necessary inputs for effective planning.
Mr Amoah called on chief executives to support planning officers with the necessary resources to enable them to discharge their duties efficiently.
The Municipal Chief Executive for Effutu, Nii Ephraim, said the workshop had made them understand the challenges facing planning officers and budget analysts and expressed the hope that the assemblies would assist them with the needed logistics to enable them work efficiently.
CONTENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION CRUMBLING (PAGE 17, NOV 27)
THE Minister of Education, Mr Alex Tettey-Enyo, has stated that in spite of the expense and expansion in infrastructure by policy makers, secondary education seems to be crumbling in content.
Mr Tettey-Enyo said until Ghanaians of all political persuasions regarded secondary education as vital to nation building, questions of the quality of secondary education would continue to haunt the nation.
These were contained in an address read on his behalf by Mr Emmanuel Owusu Ansah-Asare, Deputy Director, Teacher Education Division of the Ghana Education Service (GES) at the 25th anniversary celebration of the Assin Nsuta Senior High School at Assin Nsuta in the Assin South District in the Central Region.
Mr Tettey- Enyo said that was why the Government was encouraging private-sector development, and was also partnering religious bodies, communities and other private educationists in establishing schools, colleges and universities in a bid to ensure total enrolment of children in both basic and secondary schools to progress to tertiary levels.
He said it was also in line with this that the community of Assin Nsuta and its surrounding neighbours co-ordinated their efforts to establish the Assin Nsuta Senior High School under the patronage of the then PNDC Secretary, the late Richard Kojo Ampomah, and others, and nurtured it into a fully-fledged school.
He asked them to use the occasion to reflect on the idea and the circumstance that prompted them to come out with the laudable idea of establishing the school and identify its shortcomings and provide solutions.
The minister also urged all stakeholders to support the Government in the struggle to liberate “our minds of ignorance and poverty”.
In his report, the Headmaster of the school, Reverend Franklin K. Boadu, said the school, which started as a community day school in 1984 with its core mission as an agricultural school, with seven students and three masters, now had a population of 800.
Since its inception, Rev. Boadu said not much had changed as the school continued “to languish in the borrowed walls of its birth”.
He, therefore, appealed to the Government to assist in providing accommodation at the new site to ease the plight of both staff and students.
He commended the founding fathers, namely Nana Brefuor Apenten II (Chief of Assin Nsuta), Mr Vincent Pinkrah, the late Mr Philip Afrane Gaisie, Mr D. N. Enin and Professor Dominic K. Fobih for their invaluable contribution to the school.
The Chief of Nsuta, Nana (Dr) Ohemeng Awere V, expressed his appreciation for the achievements of the school, despite its challenges, and promised to explore more avenues to assist in providing the necessary infrastructure to enhance teaching and learning.
Mr Augustine Abankwa, who chaired the function, commended all those whose contributions had brought the school to its current level.
Mr Tettey-Enyo said until Ghanaians of all political persuasions regarded secondary education as vital to nation building, questions of the quality of secondary education would continue to haunt the nation.
These were contained in an address read on his behalf by Mr Emmanuel Owusu Ansah-Asare, Deputy Director, Teacher Education Division of the Ghana Education Service (GES) at the 25th anniversary celebration of the Assin Nsuta Senior High School at Assin Nsuta in the Assin South District in the Central Region.
Mr Tettey- Enyo said that was why the Government was encouraging private-sector development, and was also partnering religious bodies, communities and other private educationists in establishing schools, colleges and universities in a bid to ensure total enrolment of children in both basic and secondary schools to progress to tertiary levels.
He said it was also in line with this that the community of Assin Nsuta and its surrounding neighbours co-ordinated their efforts to establish the Assin Nsuta Senior High School under the patronage of the then PNDC Secretary, the late Richard Kojo Ampomah, and others, and nurtured it into a fully-fledged school.
He asked them to use the occasion to reflect on the idea and the circumstance that prompted them to come out with the laudable idea of establishing the school and identify its shortcomings and provide solutions.
The minister also urged all stakeholders to support the Government in the struggle to liberate “our minds of ignorance and poverty”.
In his report, the Headmaster of the school, Reverend Franklin K. Boadu, said the school, which started as a community day school in 1984 with its core mission as an agricultural school, with seven students and three masters, now had a population of 800.
Since its inception, Rev. Boadu said not much had changed as the school continued “to languish in the borrowed walls of its birth”.
He, therefore, appealed to the Government to assist in providing accommodation at the new site to ease the plight of both staff and students.
He commended the founding fathers, namely Nana Brefuor Apenten II (Chief of Assin Nsuta), Mr Vincent Pinkrah, the late Mr Philip Afrane Gaisie, Mr D. N. Enin and Professor Dominic K. Fobih for their invaluable contribution to the school.
The Chief of Nsuta, Nana (Dr) Ohemeng Awere V, expressed his appreciation for the achievements of the school, despite its challenges, and promised to explore more avenues to assist in providing the necessary infrastructure to enhance teaching and learning.
Mr Augustine Abankwa, who chaired the function, commended all those whose contributions had brought the school to its current level.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN CR CONTRADICT POVERTY LEVEL (PAGE 40, NOV 26)
THE immense investment opportunities in the Central Region contradict its poverty level.
Apart from its comparative advantage in tourism, the agricultural front offers major crops such as oil palm, citrus, pineapple, cassava and fish.
Other potential includes Information Communication Technology, real estate development, salt mining, quarrying, gold mining and education.
The region’s strategic location — proximity to Accra-Tema, Takoradi and Kumasi has made it accessible to the nation’s only two international seaports, the only international airport and the hinterland.
Opening a day’s investment forum in Cape Coast, the Central Regional Minister, Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, said with those potential and many others, it was only logical that the region maximised the benefits of the potential.
The forum, organised by the Central Region Development Commission (CEDECOM), was aimed at providing a platform for a dialogue among public and private sector operators to promote trade and investment in the region.
Dubbed, “Making Central Region the preferred investment destination — prospects and challenges,” the forum was to identify and determine interventions that would stimulate investments in the key sectors of the region’s economy.
It is also aimed at exposing investors and entrepreneurs to various financing options and other support programmes, as well as bringing to the knowledge of investors and entrepreneurs the various incentive packages and investment guarantees made available by the government to prospective investors.
Mrs Benyiwa-Doe, however, stated that the potential had been hampered by challenges such as multiple sale of lands, high cost of utilities, inadequate infrastructure, inadequate human resources, weak market access, high cost of financing and chieftaincy disputes.
She said those challenges were being attended to through a number of interventions, and gave the assurance that the Regional Co-ordinating Council would give the necessary support to enable CEDECOM to play its expected role in the development of the region.
In his welcoming remarks, the acting Executive Director of CEDECOM, Mr Spencer Taylor expressed the hope that the forum would address the challenges to create more jobs, enhanced incomes and the overall improvement in the standard of living of the people in the region.
Apart from its comparative advantage in tourism, the agricultural front offers major crops such as oil palm, citrus, pineapple, cassava and fish.
Other potential includes Information Communication Technology, real estate development, salt mining, quarrying, gold mining and education.
The region’s strategic location — proximity to Accra-Tema, Takoradi and Kumasi has made it accessible to the nation’s only two international seaports, the only international airport and the hinterland.
Opening a day’s investment forum in Cape Coast, the Central Regional Minister, Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, said with those potential and many others, it was only logical that the region maximised the benefits of the potential.
The forum, organised by the Central Region Development Commission (CEDECOM), was aimed at providing a platform for a dialogue among public and private sector operators to promote trade and investment in the region.
Dubbed, “Making Central Region the preferred investment destination — prospects and challenges,” the forum was to identify and determine interventions that would stimulate investments in the key sectors of the region’s economy.
It is also aimed at exposing investors and entrepreneurs to various financing options and other support programmes, as well as bringing to the knowledge of investors and entrepreneurs the various incentive packages and investment guarantees made available by the government to prospective investors.
Mrs Benyiwa-Doe, however, stated that the potential had been hampered by challenges such as multiple sale of lands, high cost of utilities, inadequate infrastructure, inadequate human resources, weak market access, high cost of financing and chieftaincy disputes.
She said those challenges were being attended to through a number of interventions, and gave the assurance that the Regional Co-ordinating Council would give the necessary support to enable CEDECOM to play its expected role in the development of the region.
In his welcoming remarks, the acting Executive Director of CEDECOM, Mr Spencer Taylor expressed the hope that the forum would address the challenges to create more jobs, enhanced incomes and the overall improvement in the standard of living of the people in the region.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
AGRIC MINISTRY TAKES STEPS TO BOOST ACQUACULTURE (BACK PAGE, NOV 14)
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) is to establish a farming chain development to boost aquaculture to address the shortfall in the production of fish in the country.
It will soon meet all stakeholders within the fish chain as a sequel to the move aimed at adding value to fish production and enhance aquaculture.
The acting Central Regional Director of the Fisheries Commission, Mr George Anti, made this known at the closing of a four-day sensitisation and training workshop in non-traditional farming businesses for farmers and fishermen in the Central Region at the Craft Production Centre at Abrafo-Odumase last Thursday.
The workshop, which was organised by the Central Regional Development Commission (CEDECOM), attracted 135 participants from the 11 districts in the region.
It was on the theme, “Inducing high economic growth in the Central Region through farmer’s capacity development in the non-traditional farming businesses”.
Participants were taken through pond construction and management, fish preservation, fish farm marketing and financing, snail farming, business planning, strategies and record keeping.
Mr Anti said the government had prioritised the promotion of aquaculture to solve the shortfall in fish production in the country.
About 300,000 metric tonnes of fish is imported annually to meet the fish requirement of about 700,000 metric tonnes.
He said the farming chain development project would provide a link among hatcheries, aquaculturalists, processors, users and distributors to enhance and strengthen their associations and make them viable.
Dr Fischen Prempeh of the University of Cape Coast advised snail and fish farmers to set standards to meet international requirements.
He further called on them to change their attitude towards their customers and package their products to make them more attractive.
He also called for collaboration between MoFA and the universities for information and technology, since the universities were engaged in research and had the relevant data on most of the challenges that confronted farmers.
Mr Atta Boakye, who gave an overview of the workshop, called on the participants to form associations and networking to facilitate their activities and boost their growth.
Mr E.N. Erskine, on behalf of the participants, urged the government to give non-traditional farming businesses the needed support to enable them to contribute their quota towards the economic growth of the country.
Earlier in his opening remarks, Mr Spencer Taylor, the acting Executive Director of CEDECOM, had said his outfit would continue to offer the needed technological know-how to those engaged in non-traditional businesses to enable them to create wealth and reduce poverty in the region.
It will soon meet all stakeholders within the fish chain as a sequel to the move aimed at adding value to fish production and enhance aquaculture.
The acting Central Regional Director of the Fisheries Commission, Mr George Anti, made this known at the closing of a four-day sensitisation and training workshop in non-traditional farming businesses for farmers and fishermen in the Central Region at the Craft Production Centre at Abrafo-Odumase last Thursday.
The workshop, which was organised by the Central Regional Development Commission (CEDECOM), attracted 135 participants from the 11 districts in the region.
It was on the theme, “Inducing high economic growth in the Central Region through farmer’s capacity development in the non-traditional farming businesses”.
Participants were taken through pond construction and management, fish preservation, fish farm marketing and financing, snail farming, business planning, strategies and record keeping.
Mr Anti said the government had prioritised the promotion of aquaculture to solve the shortfall in fish production in the country.
About 300,000 metric tonnes of fish is imported annually to meet the fish requirement of about 700,000 metric tonnes.
He said the farming chain development project would provide a link among hatcheries, aquaculturalists, processors, users and distributors to enhance and strengthen their associations and make them viable.
Dr Fischen Prempeh of the University of Cape Coast advised snail and fish farmers to set standards to meet international requirements.
He further called on them to change their attitude towards their customers and package their products to make them more attractive.
He also called for collaboration between MoFA and the universities for information and technology, since the universities were engaged in research and had the relevant data on most of the challenges that confronted farmers.
Mr Atta Boakye, who gave an overview of the workshop, called on the participants to form associations and networking to facilitate their activities and boost their growth.
Mr E.N. Erskine, on behalf of the participants, urged the government to give non-traditional farming businesses the needed support to enable them to contribute their quota towards the economic growth of the country.
Earlier in his opening remarks, Mr Spencer Taylor, the acting Executive Director of CEDECOM, had said his outfit would continue to offer the needed technological know-how to those engaged in non-traditional businesses to enable them to create wealth and reduce poverty in the region.
Friday, November 13, 2009
BOAARDS OF DIRECTORS OF CEDECOM INAUGURATED (PAG 21, NOV 13)
THE Minister of Trade and Industry, Ms Hannah Tetteh, has inaugurated a 15-member Board of Directors for the Central Regional Development Commission (CEDECOM) with a call on members to tap the abundant advantages of the region for its development.
Ms Tetteh said the region had the potential to use its rich cultural heritage to boost tourism so as to create jobs and wealth to reduce the poverty level it found itself in.
Addressing members of the board, she said the fort and castles which had been declared as international heritage sites, offered one of the best advantages to be tapped.
She said as a cradle of education, it also had the potential for human resource training to take advantage of private schools which were springing up, adding that with the oil find in the neighbouring Western Region, it could equip people with skills for the industry.
The minister said CEDECOM, as a catalyst for development, should have the leverage to spearhead the drive to galvanise the needed resources and attract investment to the region.
She stressed the need for foresight and industry on the part of the members, and expressed the hope that they would live up to the task.
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, said the Regional Co-ordinating Council had the mandate to provide technical support for the region’s development.
She, however, expressed regret that even though the region was the citadel of education, it had not reflected in the level of development and poverty reduction.
Mrs Benyiwa-Doe urged the members to use the occasion as a springboard for reinvigorating the mission and vision of CEDECOM for the region’s accelerated development.
A member of the board, Nana Sam Brew Butler, on behalf of the members, promised to accept the challenge to ensure that the faith reposed in them was accomplished.
The 15-member board has Mrs Benyiwa-Doe as its chairman, with the other members as Mr Spencer Taylor, the acting Executive Director of CEDECOM, Mr Frank Obeng Dapaah, the Regional Planning Officer, Mr Sintim Barimah, of the Ministry of Trade, Mr Ato Forson, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam, Dr J.V. Mensah of the University Cape Coast and Madam Veronica Essuman Nelson, the Municipal Chief Executive for Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem.
The rest are Nana Kwamina Ansah IV, the Omanhen of the Eguafo Traditional Area, Mr Gustav Addington, Legal Practitioner, Mr Joe Appeah, Private Consultant, Dr Joseph Teye Nuertey, Clergy, Nana Sam Brew Butler, an Opinion Leader, Dr Mrs Entsua Mensah and Mr Abraham Fokuo, both opinion leaders, and Mr Kwame Oppong, a Co-ordinating Director.
Ms Tetteh said the region had the potential to use its rich cultural heritage to boost tourism so as to create jobs and wealth to reduce the poverty level it found itself in.
Addressing members of the board, she said the fort and castles which had been declared as international heritage sites, offered one of the best advantages to be tapped.
She said as a cradle of education, it also had the potential for human resource training to take advantage of private schools which were springing up, adding that with the oil find in the neighbouring Western Region, it could equip people with skills for the industry.
The minister said CEDECOM, as a catalyst for development, should have the leverage to spearhead the drive to galvanise the needed resources and attract investment to the region.
She stressed the need for foresight and industry on the part of the members, and expressed the hope that they would live up to the task.
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, said the Regional Co-ordinating Council had the mandate to provide technical support for the region’s development.
She, however, expressed regret that even though the region was the citadel of education, it had not reflected in the level of development and poverty reduction.
Mrs Benyiwa-Doe urged the members to use the occasion as a springboard for reinvigorating the mission and vision of CEDECOM for the region’s accelerated development.
A member of the board, Nana Sam Brew Butler, on behalf of the members, promised to accept the challenge to ensure that the faith reposed in them was accomplished.
The 15-member board has Mrs Benyiwa-Doe as its chairman, with the other members as Mr Spencer Taylor, the acting Executive Director of CEDECOM, Mr Frank Obeng Dapaah, the Regional Planning Officer, Mr Sintim Barimah, of the Ministry of Trade, Mr Ato Forson, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam, Dr J.V. Mensah of the University Cape Coast and Madam Veronica Essuman Nelson, the Municipal Chief Executive for Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem.
The rest are Nana Kwamina Ansah IV, the Omanhen of the Eguafo Traditional Area, Mr Gustav Addington, Legal Practitioner, Mr Joe Appeah, Private Consultant, Dr Joseph Teye Nuertey, Clergy, Nana Sam Brew Butler, an Opinion Leader, Dr Mrs Entsua Mensah and Mr Abraham Fokuo, both opinion leaders, and Mr Kwame Oppong, a Co-ordinating Director.
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