Litigation threatens the unity and progress of Ghana - Veep

Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has stated that litigation threatens the unity and development that the country is striving to achieve, so the need to put a stop to it.

Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur made the remark on Saturday 27th September 2014, when he joined the chiefs and people of the Greater Accra region to mark this years’ Homofest at the Efua Sutherland Park.

He said the theme for the Homofest: "Unity and Development" is significant in the sense that “we want to use our culture as a driving force to accelerate the socio-cultural advancement of our communities.”

Mr. Amissah Arthur said: “land disputes and the resort to violence to resolve them create uncertainty and insecurity in investors. It is domestic and external investment that creates the opportunities and jobs that sustain livelihoods.”

The Vice President said, since early June this year, starting from Asiedu Keteke in Accra, we had to cope with the outbreak of cholera in almost all the regions of this country. Many lives have been lost, and the hospitals are overstretched with cases.

He also laid emphasis on the fact that cholera is preventable and can be eradicated, provided we address the poor sanitation conditions in our communities; adding that recently, he mobilized support from companies operating in this region to support the assemblies to remove rubbish heaps and to help keep the city clean, so the need to keep our environment clean.

Mr. Kwesi Amissah Arthur said, on a festive occasion such as this, it was very important to use the platform created to create collaboration between the assemblies and the chiefs to mobilize their people to clean up their communities, so was in full support of the initiative by the local government ministry to assign one Saturday every month as a help day to clean up our own communities.

He said all of us, the clergy and Imams, students, workers must join in the crusade of promoting proper sanitation, so the assemblies must support this initiative by enforcing the sanitation by-laws.

On her part, the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts said the celebration of festivals also seeks to stimulate peace, and love among the Ga-Dangme people, the society and the whole nation at large.it also assures unity, stability and security for future generations.

The celebration of festivals always serves as occasions for bringing of different persuasions together, to reflect on their experiences, challenges and the means by which to chart a path of progress for the Ga-Dangme people.

The tourism minister revealed that the ministry sees a huge tourism potential in the sacred rituals and the outdoor activities of the various traditional festivals of the greater Accra region. The celebration of these festivals promotes development and the unity among the Ga-Dangme and Ghanaians in general.