President Akufo-Addo
“No one who is committed to the Ghana Project, as I am, can have an ethnic agenda. Rather, we should shun all those who would promote ethnic sentiments and divisions amongst us for selfish, partisan, political ends. There are people from this region, some of whom are well known to you here in Amedzofe, who serve in sensitive parts of my government and influence decisions on a daily basis. I may have my own failings, like we all do, but being a tribalist is not one of them.”
These were the words of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo when he commissioned the ‘Five Piped Water Supply System’ yesterday in Amedzofe for 69,000 residents of three districts in the Volta Region.
The President stated that if there is one person who recognises and appreciates the indivisibility of Ghana, then he is that person.
“In my time as President, development has been distributed equitably to all parts of the country, and the impact of our policies has been felt by all. So, I want to assure all of you that neither the NPP nor I have any plan whatsoever to bring division to any part of the country,” he said.
“We do not have an ethnic agenda against any group or grouping in the country, and, certainly, we have no ethnic agenda against residents of the Volta Region,” he added.
Military deployment
Recounting the circumstances that has led to the deployment of soldiers along the country’s borders, President Akufo-Addo stressed that Volta Region had not been singled out for any special military operation.
“The deployment of the military personnel along our borders is an ongoing nationwide exercise, and has been done across all our borders, and not in the Volta Region alone,” he said, adding that “their presence is to guard against potential terrorist attacks on our shores, and to prevent the importation of the virus into our country.”
To residents of the region, President Akufo-Addo reiterated his determination to “keep knocking on the door until the door is opened to me, until the Volta Region and the NPP are married.”
Water supply project
Earlier, the President cut sod, at Adaklu-Anfoe, for construction works to begin on Phase III of the ‘Five Districts Water Supply Project’ for five districts of the region, namely Central Tongu, North Tongu, Adaklu-Anyigbe, Agotime-Ziope and Ho West districts.
“It is gratifying to note that this project will provide potable water to eighty-nine thousand, one hundred and seven people in one hundred and eighty-three beneficiary communities, such as Dadoboe, Mawoekpor, Mafi Zongo, Mafi Kutime, Mafi Kumase, Avedo Bakpa, Kpoviadzi, Adidome, Kanikope, Bagalikope and Manase Zongo,” the President added.
Increased water coverage
He explained that treated water to the 183 communities will be transported through 132 kilometres of transmission and distribution pipelines.
Other key components of the project include installation of booster stations, elevated concrete tanks, health and hygiene education and environmental and social safeguards.
“Upon completion, this project will result in an increase in water coverage for the Volta Region by some 5.6 per cent. Furthermore, it is also expected to reduce the time spent in search for water, thereby, relieving, especially, women and children of this burden; minimise the affliction of water-borne diseases; and maximise the social and health benefits of clean, safe and reliable drinking water,” President Akufo-Addo said.
Source: dailystatesman.com.gh
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