AKENKASU CELEBRATES AFAHYE ....(Page 24)

Story: Nana Konadu Agyeman, Akenkasu

THE chiefs and people of Akenkasu in the Birim South District of the Eastern Region on Saturday climaxed their Afahye Festival with a grand durbar and a call on the people to take advantage of the various people-centred government initiatives to improve their standard of living.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Kwadwo Affram Asiedu, who made the call, said various programmes such as the National Health Insurance Scheme, had been introduced by the government to enable the ordinary Ghanaian to have access to quality health care without any financial hindrance and urged them to register with the scheme to enjoy its benefits.
The event, which was used to launch an education fund to support brilliant, needy students in the area, was attended by a number of people including Mr Frank Kwame Bosomtwi, Municipal Chief Executive of Akim Oda.
“Since the development of every part of the country is on the agenda of the government, it is prudent to also introduce programmes such as the School Feeding Programme, which has enabled pupils of Akenkasu L/A Primary School to enjoy a nourishing meal each day,” he said.
The regional minister gave the assurance that such programmes would soon be extended to other schools this year to enable the pupils to enjoy good meals and stay in the classroom.
He reminded the people of the threat of HIV/AIDS to the development of the country and therefore appealed to them, particularly the youth, to lead responsible lifestyles in order not to contract the disease.
Mr Affram Asiedu mentioned a number of roads that had been constructed in the area over the years. These included the Akenkasu-Ohiahyeda road, Akenkasu-Badam road, Akenkasu-Akosombo road and Akenkasu-Adabo-Motto-Ayigbe road and the provision of potable water to nine communities in the area.
For his part, Mr Bosomtwi commended the people for living at peace with one another and expressed the hope that such harmonious existence would be sustained to ensure the rapid development of the area.
The Chief of Akenkasu, Nana Korankye Prempeh II, commended the government for its support towards the development of the area and appealed to the government to expedite work on the Aperade-Akenkasu-Brofoyedur road to facilitate the movement of goods and services.