Awoamefia (third from right) with his delegation
The call by Dzifa Attivor, Deputy Minister of Transport to the chiefs and people of the Volta Region to set up allied companies in order to take advantage of the huge offshore and on shore crude oil find in the region, has received its first positive response.
Madam Attivor, who together with the Minister of Transport recently met the chiefs and people when they went to express their dismay at the stalled Keta Habor Project, urged them to start preparing themselves with businesses to enable the youth stay in the region.
The Awoamefia of Anlo traditional area, Togbi Sri III in collaboration with Dumega Raymond Okudzeto, an elder statesman of the area and President of Volta Foundation as well as other traditional members, consequently decided to acquire relevant data about all the professionals, businessmen and women living in and outside Ghana who are indigenes of the Volta Region.
The Awoamefia has appointed Mr. Okudzeto to put up a committee to collect the data with the necessary addresses.
Talking to news men about the project, Dumega Okudzeto said that many economic projects in the region had been identified with foreign investors coming in to kick start them.
He noted that the time has come for professionals and businessmen from the region to get involved in the projects by playing not only advising roles or but making direct investments as well.
The elder statesman disclosed that an information desk has been created at the Volta Foundation office at North Ridge in Accra for all citizens of the Volta region who wish to participate in the projects.
He indicated that interested people could use the office e-mail which is: voltafoundation @yahoo.com. The coordinating officer in charge of the data collection is Francis Hadza. He may be reached via phone on- 0244287667.
Dumega Okudzeto is also appealing to all people of the region to bury their differences and put their shoulders to the wheel to rouse the region from its economic slumber.
By Amos Amaglo
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