The Kwahu Afram Plains South District in the Eastern Region will be having a military base to address the growing threats of armed robbery attacks in the area, the District’s Chief Executive has said.
Speaking to Republic FM’s Andy Frimpong Manso during a presentation of 41 motorbikes to the District’s Assembly members yesterday, June 9 at the Forecourt of the Assembly, the District Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Evans Kyei Ntiri said that the Defense Ministry and the Regional Minister, Mr. Seth Kwame Acheampong’s readiness to set up a Forward Operating military Base to combat the excessive attacks on the people living in the Afram Plains area.
“Early this year, due to the lack of visible security presence in our area, under the leadership of our regional minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong, we wrote to him and the defense ministry.
To make this possible, Abetifihene Akyemfour Asiedu Agyemang has made provision of 50 – acre land to set up the forward operating military base. We have done all our checks as an Assembly and the Ministry of Defense is also planning to deploy their men to provide security for our people”.
Although, he could not provide a time line for the start of the military base but insisted that the Defense Ministry and the Regional Minister are keen on making sure that the base becomes a reality.
However, he added that the Parliament’s of approval of £230 million loan for the construction of bridge on the Afram River is eagerly on course.
“I recently met with the roads minister, Mr. Amoako Attah at the Presidency some two weeks ago and he told me they have facilitated all the necessary documents to completes the construction of the bridge and we are waiting on them to as soon as possible commence the project so I will plead with everyone to be calm and we will leave a legacy project for the people of Kwahu land”, he said.
