Minister-Nominees for Volta and Western Regions
spell out vision
Accra, Feb. 13, Ghanadot/GNA – Mr Joseph
Amenowode, Minister-Nominee for Volta Region, on
Friday told the Parliamentary Appointments
Committee that he would tackle poverty in the
Region through the establishment of small-scale
businesses to provide employment for the youth
in the area.
He said the youth would be encouraged to
undertake grass-cutter farming, beekeeping and
agro-processing to improve their living
standards.
Mr Amenowode said existing industries such as
Juapong Textiles, Aveyime Rice Project and
Diamond Cement Factory would be assisted to
serve as avenues for employment creation.
He said developing the tourism sector would also
be an area of focus if he were given the nod to
serve the Region.
Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, Minister-Nominee for
Western Region, told the Committee that the
Region was well resourced in terms of cocoa,
timber and manganese but had had very little in
terms of benefiting from the national cake.
He said the Region had to contend with lots of
challenges including poor roads; therefore, it
was time to attention was paid to development of
the area.
Mr Aidoo said he would work together with
Members of Parliament in the Region, chiefs and
other stakeholders to draw up a development
plan.
GNA
