News:
November 29, 2017
Member of Parliament (MP) for Afram Plains North, Betty Nana Efua Krosby Menah has given a strong indication that youth and people of Afram Plains will resist any attempt by government to take away a ferry provided by the previous government to serve the people of her constituency.
She further lamented over moves by Government, to relocate the University of Environment and Sustainable Development an issue they have not finished dealing with only to be hit by news of relocation of ferry.
According to the Afram Plains North lawmaker, the youth have prevented the ferry from moving since they got wind of information from grapevine, that there were moves to relocate the ferry that ply Agordeke-Kpando and Torkko route from Afram Plains.
It is a wrong timing, the major occupation of my constituent is fishing and farming, this is the only means they are able to transport their farm produce and promote their economic activities within the district, she said.
“As the MP for the people I was not informed of the relocation of the ferry likewise the District Chief Executive(DCE), not even the opinion leaders for us to have dialogue on this issue”, she lamented.
“How do you expect people of Afram Plains to go about their everyday life, we needed a strong ferry and the previous government got one for us, government should buy one for the people of Buipeif they need one”.
Again I have been in touch with Minister of Transport and his respond has been favorable and has directed that, the relocation process be halted until he travels to Afram Plains to assess the situation, but the director of lake transport is bent on carrying out the relocation plan, she said.
“We just want to know who is in control here, the Minister of Transport or the director of lake transport.”
And indicated that she has been in touch with the leadership of the Minority and in the coming days they will come out on the issue.
By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com