Atebubu: Residents in the Atebubu/Amantin Municipality have called on the Government to address the perennial water crisis in the area. According to them, acute water shortage in the municipality remained an annual 'ritual', urging the government to provide potable drinking water to the people.
According to Ghana News Agency, the residents made the call in an interview at Atebubu when Mr. Francis Owusu Antwi, the Bono East Regional Minister, extended his five-day working visits in the region to the Municipality. Madam Adjoa Frimpong, a caterer, mentioned that besides the water problem, poor lighting systems in the local communities were also a major concern.
Nana Kwabena Kyere III, the Adontenhene (sub-chief) and the Acting President of the Atebubu Traditional Council, urged the government to tackle the water crisis with urgency. He also called for improved streetlights, an upgrade of the Atebubu Hospital, and the reshaping of the Amantin-Yeji road to spur economic growth and development. Nana Kyere emphasized the need for infrastructure development at the Atebubu College of Education.
Earlier, addressing the people, Mr. Antwi stated that plans were far advanced in tackling the water crisis in the municipality. He noted that Atebubu was among the largest maize-producing towns in the region, and the government would soon establish a farmer service center to train maize farmers, enhancing their socio-economic livelihoods.
Mr. Antwi announced that about 40,000 acres of land had been acquired for commercial farming projects and urged traditional authorities to support the project. He assured that soon the people would see the reshaping of the access roads at the Atebubu College of Education, and the Atebubu Government Hospital would be upgraded. He added that a contract had been awarded and work on the reconstruction of the Amantin-Yeji road would commence soon.
