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MP Akim Oda
November 10, 2022
The Minister of the Interior Ambrose Dery has told Parliament the Police administration is yet to develop the eight-nine point eight one acre of land allocated to the Oda divisional police command in 1979 through an Executive Instrument.
According to the Minister, resources constraints have been a major factor to the construction of both office accommodation and barracks for Oda Divisional Command, but noted that some citizens have notice of willingness to help develop the land.
“Mr. Speaker, in spite of the setback, a group of citizens from Oda resident in the United States of America (USA) has proposed to construct the Divisional Police Headquarters on the allocated land for the Oda Divisional Police Command. The Police Command is yet to engage the leadership of the Association to discuss the way forward.
This came to light when the Member of Parliament for Akim Oda, Alexander Akwasi Acquah wanted to know the effort being made to accommodate the Oda divisional police command as they are in a rented apartment.
The MP who disclosed that some portions of the land have already been encroached added that the continues wait would worsen the situation.
But the Minister calls for collaboration as to how to deal with the issue of encroachment of the land but promised to draw the attention of the police administration to the issue that the MP has put up.
He, however, admitted that the best way out of the situation is for the construction to be undertaken, and noted that his ministry would want to build a lot of police stations.
He assured that there is no lack of commitment from their side, just that they do not have resources, and that when resources are gotten, they would develop the facility very fast.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com