[ 2017-02-14 ]

Western Regional Minister-designate, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie

Pay attention to Western Region - Dr. Kwaku Afriyie to government
Western Regional Minister-designate, Dr. Kwaku
Afriyie has asked government to develop the
Western Region infrastructure wise.

According to him, the Western Region contributes a
lot to the development of the country because it
is endowed with most of the natural resources the
country can boast of.

"About 65 per cent of the cocoa produced in Ghana
is from the Western Region. We mine gold,
manganese, and oil as well," he noted.

Despite the bunch of resources tapped from that
part of the country, Dr. Afriyie said the region
remains one of the poorest with bad road
networks.

He made known how galamsey activities have
destroyed water bodies and have left most of their
farm lands degraded.

Dr. Afriyie made these revelations when he faced
the Appointment Committee of Parliament Tuesday.

He has, therefore, asked the government to give
priority to developing the region in order to
receive more in terms of resources that would make
the country rich.

Source - GhanaWeb.com

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