By
Laudia Sawer and Thomas Darko, GNA
Tema, July 18, GNA –
The Municipal Chief Executive of Ashaiman says he desires to see Ashaiman
witness massive infrastructure development which will bring relief to people in
the municipality.
Mr. Albert Boakye
Okyere says the Municipality is confronted with a number of challenges
especially in the area of housing, and there is the need to embark on an agenda
to salvage it.
He made this known
on Tuesday on the sidelines of a visit to some selected sites within the Municipality
by members of the Foshan Chamber of Commerce (FCC), Guangzhou, China.
The visit was to
accord the FCC the opportunity to see firsthand, lands that were earmarked for
development as part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between ASHMA
and FCC.
In an interview with
the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Mr. Okyere explained that the affordable housing
infrastructure would help reduce the number of unhoused population in the
Municipality.
Mr. Wu Weixin, the
Chairman of the Foshan Chamber of Commerce, said the business centres which
would include international truck terminal, affordable housing units,
manufacturing industries and markets, would help in the development of the
municipality.
Mr. Weixin said
“that the investment will build a business relationship between the Foshan
Chamber of Commerce and the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly and Ghana as whole.”
He added that
“Foshan Chamber of Commerce is ready to transfer its models of business to the
people of the municipality to help build a great business relationship with the
municipality.”
It would be recalled
that Foshan Chamber of Commerce signed a memorandum of understanding with the
ASHMA to construct certain facilities within the Ashaiman Municipality.
The Municipal Chief
Executive of Ashaiman signed on behalf of ASHMA whilst Mr. Weixin signed on
behalf of the Foshan Chamber of Commerce.
As part of the
agreement, the Foshan Chamber of Commerce was to invest close to 50 million US
dollars into developmental projects within the Ashiaman Municipality.
GNA