"Complete EU projects by November 31st" -Edumadze

BENEFICIARIES of European Union (EU) micro projects, who do not complete them before November 30, 2001, shall be blacklisted and also forfeit the remaining part of their grant.

The Central Regional Minister , Mr Isaac Edumadze, gave the warning at a durbar at Apam to mark the annual Akwambo Festival of the chiefs and people of Apam in the Central Region.

He urged the communities to mobilise all available resources to get their projects completed on schedule.

Mr Edumadze expressed concern about how partisan politics has created divisions among some families and communities, which he said have killed the communal spirit among the people.

He, therefore, appealed to Ghanaians to bury their political differences and rally behind the government of the day to help improve their living conditions.

The regional minister was not happy about the number of chieftaincy disputes in the region, saying that the regional and district administrations have been turned into law courts to deal with chieftaincy litigations.

He said much of his time and that of district chief executives is spent on arbitrations, to the detriment of development projects, and cautioned district chief executives to deal only with the chiefs who have been gazetted.

Miss Joyce Aidoo, Gomoa District Chief Executive, urged the people of Apam to unite and plan for the development of the town, saying without unity, nothing meaningful can be achieved.

Miss Aidoo urged parents to sacrifice and invest in their children’s education for a better future.

She pleaded with teachers to find time and pay visits to their truant pupils.

Nana Edu Effrim X, Apaahene, appealed to the government to rehabilitate roads in the town, replace old and weak electric cables and provide telephone facilities for the people.