“Cattle Ranch To Deal With Fulani Menace Set-Up In Afram Plains” – President Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo, has revealed that his government has set-up its first cattle
ranch in the Afram Plains to help deal with the Fulani herdsmen and
cattle menace.
Speaking at Adaklu, on day 2 of his 3-day tour of the
Volta Region, at the sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of a
multi-purpose youth and sports resource centre, President Akufo-Addo
stated that, in fulfillment of the pledge he made in the run-up to the
2016 elections, his government has begun the construction of ranches
across the country.
According to President Akufo-Addo, “The first ranch
has been established at the Afram Plains, and we have chosen several
sites around the country where we are going to establish these rances in
order to bring the cattle into safe, secure environment, so that the
desecration of the land you are witnessing here will be a thing of the
past.”
The President assured the Chiefs and people of Adaklu
that “we have begun the first one, and we will continue. I know one is
scheduled to be set up for this area.”
The Minister for Youth and Sports, Hon. Isaac
Asiamah, MP, who was present at the ceremony explained that the
construction of the multi-purpose youth and sports centres of excellence
in the 10 regions of the country is being done at the behest of
President Akufo-Addo.
The deliberate provision of these facilities, the
Minister stressed, “has never happened before in this country. It is a
major intervention by the President in making sure that we have modern
sporting facilities across the country.”
With the initial design for the Adaklu Youth and
Sports Resource Centre meant to have a 5,000-seating capacity, Hon.
Isaac Asiamah, noted that with the intervention of the Volta Regional
Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa, the Adaklu facility will now have a
10,000-seating capacity.
“This is not just a sports stadium, it is more than a
sports stadium because of its additional facilities. When it is
completed, it will have a FIFA-standard football pitch, a modern 9-lane
athletic track, tennis courts, basketball, handball and volley ball
courts, and a modern gymnasium,” he revealed.
Additionally, the facility, the Minister said, has
been fitted with a counselling centre, an ICT centre, an
entrepreneurship centre and a modern restaurant.
To the President, Hon. Isaac Asiamah stated that
“What you are doing, within 4 years of your administration, in terms of
sports infrastructure and youth facilities, has never happened in the
country. You will be remembered tomorrow as the President who provided
modern sporting facilities in the country.”
All ten projects, the Sports Minister assured, will
be commissioned April of 2019, after which the next phase of
construction for 10 more youth and sports development centres will
begin.
On his part, President Akufo-Addo noted that, apart
from his government’s determination to create opportunities for Ghanaian
youth to find work, “they must have places of recreation and for
developing their sporting prowess. This multi-purpose resource centre
will respond to that need.”
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