Form consortium for region's development

Takoradi, April 4, GNA - Dr Toni Aubynn, the Head of Corporate Affairs
and Social Development of the Goldfields Ghana Limited, has suggested
the formation of a Western Regional Development Consortium to raise
funds for the development of the region.
He said the consortium could also float shares, revamp and buy
all potentially viable defunct industrial facilities in the
region.These were contained in a speech read on his behalf at the
third in a series of lectures organized by the Western Regional
Coordinating Council (RCC) as part of the Ghana at 50 celebrations at
Takoradi on Tuesday.
He said the Western Region must revive all its dormant industries
including the Bonsa Tyre factory, Aboso Glass factory and other
industries that had been abandoned.
Dr. Aubynn said the mining industry needed to be critically
assessed to enable the region to benefit substantially from its
gains.He said the region's chieftaincy disputes must be radically
solved to propel the development of the region while modern scientific
methods must be used to market the region globally.
Dr. Aubynn said challenges in the education, health and
agriculture must be tackled and solved quickly to safeguard the
development of the region.
Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, the Chief Executive Officer of
the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, said it was sad that many Ghanaians
take bribes and lack the focus to plan ahead.He said Ghanaians should
not be susceptible but should be bold and withstand all pressures
either from within or above in their daily operations.
Prof. Frimpong-Boateng said education was the only tool that could be
used to reverse the present poverty into economic success and urged
all to take education seriously.
04 April 07