Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Bono Regional Minister says the government relies on traditional authorities for the development of local communities.
She said as the embodiment of the people and custodian of culture and tradition, the government would continue to engage chiefs and queens in identifying and tackling the development needs of the people.
The Regional Minister said this when she interacted with the members of the Awuah-Domase Traditional Council in the Sunyani West Municipality as part of her day’s working visit to the area.
Accompanied by other key staff of the Regional Coordinating Council, the visit afforded the Minister opportunity to interact with the people and identified developmental challenges in the municipality and assured of steps to be taken for government to address them through the Municipal Assembly and other state agencies and organisations in the Municipality.
Mad Owusu-Banahene said the support of chiefs and queens were always needed in the implementation of government policies and programmes, saying with the implementation of the electronic transaction levy (E-levy) required the support from traditional authorities for the nation to achieve the desire benefits.
Already, the Regional Minister indicated she had forwarded critical development issues including the Odumase town roads to the appropriate quarters, saying very soon the people would witness the reshaping of the roads.
She advised the chiefs to be security conscious and help fish out people with strange movements and questionable characters in their localities.
Mr Kusi Buadum the Sunyani West Municipal Chief Executive said the government appreciated the contributions of key personalities from the traditional Area towards the development of the country.
He specifically mentioned the late Mr. Joseph Henry Mensah, a former minister of state and a native of the town, saying the government would reward the sterling contributions of the late statesman by reshaping the Odumase town roads as a befitting legacy in his honour.
Earlier, Okatakyie Yaw Nti, Awerepemhene of Awuah-Domase Traditional Area expressed displeasure about the deplorable condition of the town roads and called on the government to fix them as a matter of urgency to enhance economic and social activities of the town.
Nana Owusuaa Ayeboafo, the paramount queen mother of Awuah-Domase, lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s desire and passion for development and expressed the hope that the government would tackle the development needs of the Odumase town and its adjoining communities.
