Accept Presidents nomination — Ashitey

THE Greater Accra Regional Minister, Nii Armah Ashitey, has urged chiefs and citizens of Accra to accept the District and Municipal Chief Executives who have been nominated by the President.
He said he believed President John Evans Atta Mills had nominated them in good faith.
He said he was confident the DCEs would rise to the task and work diligently to improve on sanitation in the capital.
The Regional Minister was speaking during a courtesy call on him by the Tema Manste, Nii Adjei Kraku II and the Kpone Manste, Nii Tetteh Otu, and their kinsmen.
He said the purpose of the decentralisation process where District and Municipal Chief Executives were appointed was to involve all Ghanaians in the decision-making process.
Mr Ashitey therefore encouraged all aggrieved persons who were not happy about the President’s choice of DCEs for their districts to exercise patience.
He, however, bemoaned the numerous litigation among some chiefs and factions in Accra, pointing out that it made it difficult for the government to address their concerns in order to bring development to the people.
To that effect he admonished all feuding chiefs and factions in the Ga Traditional area to settle all scores and forge ahead in unity as one people.
He also gave the assurance that the government would assist them with subsidies on premix fuel and soft loans for fishermen to improve their trade and fishing activities.
On the issue of sanitation, a major concern to the two chiefs, Mr Ashitey observed that waste management was serious problem that needed to be addressed with a more scientific approach.
“We are not being scientific about the disposal methods”, he stated and charged the Metropolitan Assemblies, both in Tema and Accra to adopt a more scientific and modern approach to address the sanitation challenges in the city.
The Kpone Manste, Nii Tetteh Otu, complained about old cemeteries in the capital being turned into refuse dump by residents, and suggested to the regional minister to assist them to recycle their waste to save their communities from malaria, diarrhoea and other avoidable diseases.
The delegation, after discussions with the minister, poured libation to congratulate the minister for his selection as the Member of Parliament for the Korle Klottey Constituency and as the Greater Accra Regional Minister.

Caption : The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Nii Armah Ashitey(second from left) looks on whilst the Chief Priest of Sakumo pours libation in honour of his appointment as the Regional Minister.