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Volta Region is a
potential tourist area” – Minister-designate
Accra, March 31,
Ghanadot/GNA – Colonel Cyril Roosevelt Necku (Rtd), Deputy Volta
Regional Minister-designate has said that the economic potential
of the region would be harnessed to create job opportunities and
also alleviate the poverty
of the people.
He said the region has a lot of tourism sites which could be
developed into viable ventures to create wealth for the youth
and people of the area.
Col Necku said this when he appeared before the Appointments
Committee of Parliament on Tuesday.
He said he would work in line with the National Democratic
Congress’ (NDC) manifesto to realize his vision for the people
of the Volta Region.
The nominee expressed the hope that the various land and
chieftaincy disputes which had held back the development of the
area would be amicably resolved, and assured the Committee that
he would not take sides in the conflicts.
Col Necku said in a situation where the conflicts may escalate
he would call on the Regional Security Council to maintain peace
while a lasting solution to problems are solved.
On smuggling, Col Necku said smuggling is not peculiar to the
Volta Region alone but at almost all the country’s boarders and
that he would ensure that the Customs and the regional security
agencies are strengthened to curb the menace.
He said there was the need to educate the people of the area
about economic implications of allowing people to smuggle
petroleum products and other items across the boarders.
“Although I have not been given the nod as the Deputy Minister,
but as a concerned citizen, I together with the people have been
able to impound petroleum products being smuggled out of the
country.”
He said the impounded petroleum products in jerry cans and
gallons are in the custody of the police at Aflao.
On the spate of armed robberies on the Accra-Aflao road, the
Deputy Minister-designate assured the Committee that all efforts
would be made to curb the incidence and suggested the placing of
plain cloth military personnel on buses plying the route to
deter the robbers.
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