{"id":1457,"date":"2022-02-03T12:17:41","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T12:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/?p=1457"},"modified":"2022-02-03T12:17:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T12:17:41","slug":"regional-minister-meets-with-assembly-members-on-impending-decongestion-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/index.php\/regional-minister-meets-with-assembly-members-on-impending-decongestion-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"REGIONAL MINISTER MEETS WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBERS ON IMPENDING DECONGESTION EXERCISE."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Eastern Regional Minister,&nbsp; Mr. Seth Kwame Acheampong has held a meeting with&nbsp; Assembly Members from New Juaben South and North Municipalities to solicit their support for a planned programme of decongesting the Regional capital.<br \/>\nThe meeting was held at the Conference Hall of the Eastern Regional Co-ordinating Council on Wednesday 2nd February 2022. It was attended by the two Municipal Chief Executives, Hon. Isaac Appaw-Gyasi and Hon&nbsp; Comfort Asante and their Co-ordinating Directors, representatives from the Traditional Council and Technical Staff of the Municipalities.<br \/>\nIn his address,&nbsp; Hon. Acheampong indicated that as key stakeholders in the developmental needs of the people, posterity would not forgive them&nbsp; if they failed&nbsp; to correct the wrongs on the streets and central business area of the capital.<br \/>\nHe disclosed that an intensive radio discussion would be carried out to create awareness on the need to cooperate and&nbsp; support the decongestion exercise.<br \/>\nAccording to the Regional Minister,&nbsp; the project would prevent people from selling on the pavement, drivers loading on the streets and regulates the activities of \u2018Pragya&#8217; and other tricycles. The exercise would be extended to other Municipal Capitals such as Nsawam, Suhum,&nbsp; Oda, Nkawkaw, Oduamase Krobo etc.<br \/>\nThe Assembly Members during the open forum pledged their full support to participate and ensure that the aim and objectives of the project was realised.&nbsp;<br \/>\nThey however cautioned against political interference which over the years has been a challenge to every good programme.<br \/>\nNana Twumasi Darkwah, Gyaasehene of New Juaben Traditional Area speaking on behalf of the Traditional Council also pledged his support for the project&nbsp; and urged the Assembly members to support this laudable project.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1459\" src=\"http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/aseembly-mem-open-forum-300x139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/aseembly-mem-open-forum-300x139.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/aseembly-mem-open-forum-1024x473.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/aseembly-mem-open-forum-768x355.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/aseembly-mem-open-forum.jpg 1032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Eastern Regional Minister,&nbsp; Mr. Seth Kwame Acheampong has held a meeting with&nbsp; Assembly Members from New Juaben South and North Municipalities to solicit their support for a planned programme of decongesting the Regional capital. The meeting was held at the Conference Hall of the Eastern Regional Co-ordinating Council on Wednesday 2nd February 2022. 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