Thursday called on traders and residents in the Kumasi Metropolis to
appreciate the decongestion exercise being carried out by the Kumasi
Metropolitan Assembly and co-operate with the authorities to ensure
its success.He said if the city became clean and tidy it would be to
the benefit of people and no one should therefore read politics into
the on-going exercise.Otumfuo Osei Tutu was briefing newsmen after
inspecting some on-going development projects in the Metropolis.Mr
Emmanuel Asamoah Owusu-Ansah, Ashanti Regional Minister, Madam
Patricia Appiagyei, the Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive, chiefs
and site engineers of the various projects, accompanied the
Asantehene.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu started the inspection with a stop over at Kejetia
and the Central business district of the Metropolis where Madam
Appiagyei briefed him on the effects of the decongestion exercise.From
there the Asantehene went to the City Hotel, the Baba Yara Sports
Stadium and the Jackson Park to inspect progress of work.He ended the
inspection at the Affordable Housing Project at Asokore-Mampong where
Mr Gideon Amankwa Adiyia, the Consultant of the project told Otumfuo
Osei Tutu that the project would provide accommodation for over 5,000
workers.While passing in a long convoy, people trooped to the streets
amidst cheers and jubilation and sang praises on Otumfuo Osei Tutu who
had been rumoured in recent times as having 'kicked the bucket'.
The Asantehene expressed satisfaction about the progress of work on
projects he visited and urged the various contractors to continue to
work assiduously to complete them on schedule.He called on the media
to be circumspect and report on issues that would enhance the rapid
development of the country.Otumfuo Osei Tutu urged Ghanaian workers at
the various project sites to learn from the expatriates so that they
could apply the technology locally in future.
06 April 07
