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Aveyime rice project to begin early
next year
Battor (V/R), Dec. 17, Ghanadot/GNA- The Aveyime Rice
Project is to begin operations early next year at Battor in
the North Tongu District of the Volta Region.
Mr Kofi Dzamesi, Volta Regional Minister announced this on
Saturday at this year's Hogbeza festival celebration of the
chiefs and people of Battor.
He said the Preire Group, an International Consulting firm
which was studying the viability of the project had
completed its work for the smooth take-off of the project.
The Minister said as a result, road network linking the site
to major towns,
including Asutsuare-Battor
road were being worked on and called on young people in the
community to " position" themselves well to take advantage
of the project when it begun operations.
He urged them to rally behind their chiefs and be united to
enhance the speedy socio-economic development of the area.
" You must not allow chieftaincy disputes resulting from
selfish interest to divide you which could affect work on
the site", Mr. Dzamesi advised.
He said the project was dear to government and appealed to
chiefs and opinion leaders in the area to assist government
in sustaining the project for mutual benefit.
Mr Sampson Kwaku Boafo, Minister
of Chieftaincy and Culture who was the guest of honour
expressed worry about issues of chieftaincy disputes in the
area and appealed to the people to make the unity, strength
and viability of Battor supersede their individual parochial
and partisan interests.
He said the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Culture was taking
steps to codify chieftaincy successions in the country to
solve many chieftaincy disputes to promote peace and called
for the collaboration of all.
Togbe Kpatamia Dzekley VII, Paramount Chief of Battor
Traditional Area mentioned the lack of potable water and
good roads as major setbacks to the development of the area.
He appealed to government to consider the population and
size of the Traditional Area and give it a district status
with the capital at Battor.
Togbe Dzekley also appealed to government to come to the aid
of the newly established Battor Police station which he said
lacked vehicles and communication gadgets.
Earlier, Mr. Kofi Dzamesi presented 14 million cedis and
soft drinks on behalf of government to the Traditional Area,
while Mr Charles Hodogbe, Member of Parliament for the Area
donated 4 million towards the celebrations.
GNA
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