Gomoa-Onyadze appeals for electricity

Gomoa-Onyadze (C/R), Jan. 1, GNA - The chief and people of Gomoa- Onyadze in the Central Region have made a passionate appeal to the government to connect the town to the national electricity grid to enable the Noguchi Memorial Clinic in the town function effectively. The clinic cater for more than 20,000 farmers and fishermen within the Onyadze and Makoadze areas and also handles emergency accident cases due to its strategic position on the Cape Coast-Accra trunk road. But due to the absence of electricity in the town vital drugs could not be stored at the clinic.

Mr Issah Badu-Gyan, Chairman of Gomoa-Onyadze Festival Planning and Implementation Committee made the appeal jointly with Nana Osahene Gurah IV and Mr Anthony Yamoah, Odikro and an opinion leader of the town respectively on Thursday.

They were launching this year's annual Akwanbo festival of the people of Onyadze, which commences on Saturday at Gomoa Onyadze. Events lined-up for the week-long festival included clean-up exercise, peace walk, football matches and fund-raising harvest during which health officers would be invited to educate the people on HIV/AIDS and other health issues.

Speaking to the GNA in an interview after the launch, Mr Badu-Gyan said the lack of electricity in the town had contributed to the low rate of development.

He said a number of non-governmental organisations and the Japanese government who promised to donate medical equipment for the running of the clinic could not fulfil their promises due the problem. Mr Badu-Gyan urged non-resident citizens to come home and help in the development of the town.

Nana Osahene Gurah and Mr Yamoah also appealed to the government to connect the town to the national electricity grid by the end of April this year.

They said that would enable the donors to fulfil their promises for the development of the people so that they could sustain their interest and confidence repose in the government.

Nana Gurah regretted that the absence of electricity power in the community has prevented some teachers posted to the town to stay the and teach thereby affecting teaching and learning.