La youth hold Minister hostage

Some members of the La Youth Association on Thursday prevented the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Nana Akomea, from leaving the premises of the La Traditional Council by blocking the entrance.

The youth, clad in red cloths suspected the traditional council of signing an agreement with the Ministry on how the La Beach should be managed. Following the one-hour blockade, the Minister who had gone to the council’s premises to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the traditional council, had to call a meeting with the executives of the association to discuss the management of the beach.

Nana Akomea told the youth that the MOU was not signed due to some issues. He said that there was nothing fishy about the MOU and assured the youth that they would not sign an agreement that was not in their interest. He pointed out that the presence of the press was an indication that nothing would be hidden from them. Nana Akomea informed the executives of a proposed meeting with them at 12-noon on Friday to discuss how the beach would be managed.