By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu
Anloga (VR), April 25, GNA- Madam Seyram Sandra Kpedor, the Anloga District Chief Executive (DCE), has outlined strategic vision for the development of the district.
The vision would help improve areas such as education, health, roads infrastructure, tourism, and industrial development, among others.
Madam Kpedor, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said she would focus on the completion of the Agenda 111 hospital project started by the Nana Addo-led administration at Agortoe.
“We will work together to see to it that all qualified health professionals are deploy to CHPS compounds, and upgrade Anloga clinic into modern polytechnic,” she said.
In the area of education, Madam Kpedor noted that strategies would be implemented to address infrastructure gaps, provide essential teaching and learning materials, and introduce the DCE’s Inter-Senior High Schools quiz competition as well as advocate for scholarship support scheme for prompt release of the capitation grand.
She explained that skills development programme would be launched to support women and youth entrepreneurs and implement initiatives to businesses and boost economic to help alleviate employment rate in the district.
“For roads infrastructure, there would be plans to construct and rehabilitate critical roads such as Galo-Sota to Bomigo, Agortoe junction to Bleamezado, Kome to Fiaxor, Savietula to Dzita, and Anyanui to Tunu.”
She said that comprehensive plans would be adopted to rejuvenate and promote iconic sites, which include ‘Torkor Atorlia’, the Atorkor Slave market, Dzita Turtle ground, and the Cape Saint Paul Lighthouse while various roles and international partnership would be leveraged to attract investment that would boost tourism and create local jobs.
She stressed that plans had been announced to establish a high-quality ceramic industry at Bomigo which was expected to generate employment, promote local craftsmanship and stimulate value addition in the industrial development.
In addressing climate change and promoting a blue economy, Madam Kpedor said that, there would be collaboration with development partners and stakeholders to implement blue carbon projects in the coastal communities such as Akplorwotorkor, Anyanui, Dzita, Atiteti, Bomigo,
Fuveme, Salo, Tunu, to focus on conserving mangroves to unlock carbon exchange opportunities to support global climate goals.
She pledged to ensure timely access to farm inputs, dredging of canals to support fishing activities and encouraged agribusiness ventures to reduce post-harvest losses and enhance greater productively.
She said, “In agricultural diversification, l also announced plans to support livestock rearing in to help improve livelihoods, strengthen food system and boost household income.”
Some residents in the Anloga districts, who interacted with the Ghana News Agency expressed satisfaction about the strategic initiatives and urged all to collaborate for the implementation and sustainability of the development plans.
Others also complained about the omission of sporting events in the development agendas and charged the DCE to include it to help promote the progress of youths.
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