Africa-Press – Ghana. The Swedruman Council of Chiefs have unanimously pledged their unwavering support to the newly sworn-in Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Agona West, Mr Eric Gyamfi Odoom to ensure human and infrastructural transformation.
The chiefs led by Nana Kweku Esieni V, the Regent of Agona Swedru, promised to offer the needed support as traditional rulers of the Adonten Division of Agona Nyakrom Traditional Council, to promote education, health and other sectors in the municipality.
They made the pledge when the chiefs paid a courtesy call on Mr Gyamfi Odoom to officially welcome him as the new MCE, at Agona Swedru.
Nana Esieni said the chiefs, as custodians of the land would continue to offer their unflinching support to the new MCE as they did to the outgone MCE to facilitate infrastructural development.
The Regent reiterated calls on the MCE to help improve structures at Basic Schools, particularly those in Agona Swedru where there were overcrowding and three or four pupils sat on one desk.
Nana Esieni urged the MCE to extend similar support to the Swedru Girls Model School, a school that had since its establishment produced good results with single digit aggregates over four years.
The Regent appealed to the MCE to continue the construction of market stores at Swedru Mandela market to enhance trade and commerce in the Municipality.
Nana Esieni, also the Nifahene of Swedru further appealed to the MCE as the Chairman of the Municipal Security Council to intervene to halt the Agona Abodom Chief from attempts to claim Swedru lands as belonging to Chiefs of Abodom to ensure peace and tranquillity.
Mr Gyamfi Odoom, the MCE, assured the Swedruman Council that the Municipal Security Council would act swiftly to deliberate on the matter to ensure peace and stability.
The MCE who was accompanied by Mr Simon Asare, the Municipal Co-ordinating Director, said the Agona Nyakrom Traditional Council had officially written to him about the lingering Abodom Chieftaincy matter and further expressed optimism that immediate steps would be taken to address the matter.
On education, the MCE pointed out that as an educationist, all issues confronting education in the Municipality were known to him and hinted that immediate decisions would be taken with the Municipal Educational Directorate to resolve them to enhance quality teaching and learning.
He said the Assembly had taken delivery of school chairs and will confer with the MP for Agona West, Mrs Ernestina Ofori Dangbey to distribute them to various schools.
On the ongoing Mandela Market stores project, the MCE gave firm promise to the Chiefs that construction works was progressing steadily and the contractor would complete the project as soon as finance was secured.
Mr Gyamfi Odoom announced that government had completed plans to erect two separate traffic lights at ’99 Junction’ on the Swedru/ Awutu Bawjiase Road and Alhmadiyya Hospital Junction to Mandela Market to ensure free flow of traffic.
For More News And Analysis About Ghana Follow Africa-Press
