Thursday 16th January, 2020
By Bright Ofori Asiamah /Lawrencia Esi
Annan,GNA
Fiaji (WR), Jan.16,
GNA – The Sekondi – Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA), has cut the sod for
the creation of a “City Garden Project” at Fiaji to promote
recreational activities and leisure among inhabitants of the Metropolis.
The project, which
would be located near the Frebe Mall in Fiaji, is dubbed “Active Mobility
Programme” and is being spearheaded by the STMA together with the cluster
of schools around the area: Fijai SHS, Tersak, Government secretariat school,
Pinanko basic and Gethsemane schools.
Mr Kofi Yeboah the
Head of the Physical Planning Department of the STMA, said the project when
completed would among others contribute to healthy living and lifestyles among
the people in the Metropolis.
According to him,
initially the area was earmarked by the spatial planning committee of the STMA
to be used as a children’s playground and a place for relaxation.
Mr Yeboah stated
that the City Garden would also serve as an event grounds where wedding
ceremonies and parties could be held.
He said it was
necessary to provide such a recreational facility to help reduce some of the
stresses people went through due to the lack of such scenery in the Metropolis.
He explained that
the designated place had become unkempt for a while serving as a hideout for
criminals, thus the decision to convert it into a garden by the assembly.
Master Kingsley
Dorkeh, a student from Fijai SHS lauded the initiative by the STMA since the
place was harbouring lunatics and criminals for some time adding, “transforming
the place into a serene Garden with proper lightning system and security is a
good initiative”.
GNA