Anloga Carpenters Want To Move Camp

Kumasi, (Ashanti Region) 13 Sept., Carpenters at Anloga in Kumasi, have suggested that they should be resettled at Akyawkrom, near Ejisu, in view of its proximity to the Wood Training Industries Centre. They have therefore resented the move to be relocated at the Wood Village at Nkenkansin near Kaase. The carpenters noted that apart from the training skills they would easily acquire because of their nearness to the Centre, they would also be saved from the huge transport fares from their areas of residence. They made the suggestion at a forum of the Anloga branch of the Small-Scale Carpenters' Association (SSCA), held in Kumasi yesterday to address the issue of their resettlement and plan strategies to enhance their productivity. Addressing the forum, the Reverend S. K. Fugah, chairman of the SSCA explained that the members are not opposed to the resettlement but are only interested in being relocated at place that will be more beneficial to them and their customers. He appealed to the landlords on whose plots the carpenters operate at Anloga to bear with them since efforts are being made to resettle them. He assured the landlords that the carpenters will decongest the plots as soon as the resettlement issue is resolved to enable them to have access to their land. Rev. Fugah urged the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) to give prior attention to the development concerns of the Anloga, adding that even though the area generates a substantial revenue for the KMA, the area has been virtually neglected in terms of development. Mr. Attah Adjei, a member of the association, regretted that even though the members pay their electricity bills regularly, they enjoy power supply only thrice a week. He therefore called on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to address the electricity problem in the area.