By James Esuon
Gomoa Potsin (C/R), May 7, GNA – A multi-million Cedis Museum has been commissioned at Potsin in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region to promote the Country’s traditions, customs and tourism.
Named ‘Scenes of Yester Years’, the Museum is strategically located at Potsin, few meters drive to Winneba-Junction – Kasoa road with seven scenes of sculptures, restaurant and entertainment centre.
Dr Ekuah Owusuwaa Amartey, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Museum, said the purpose of putting up the edifice at Gomoa Potsin was to create jobs and wealth among the youth in and around the enclave.
It is also to tell the real-life story of the Country’s forefathers from where they migrated from many years ago to settle in Ghana and to let the youth understand and appreciate their traditions.
The CEO said some of the incidents in the olden days such as the slave trade by colonial people, who took our kith and kin into slavery must be retold.
She said Ghana’s tourism had great potentials and there was the need to explore more to improve its economic and financial impact on the citizenry.
The CEO disclosed that tourism development in Ghana was capital intensive, especially for private investors, adding that there was the need for the government to lend support to them to enhance tourism.
Dr Owusuwaa Amartey said aside from hotels and other tourists’ attractions, the Museums also had great potentials that needed to be developed with full financial and logistical support to boost tourism in the Country.
She further stated that it was incumbent on government and its agencies to offer more technical and managerial support to enhance economic development in that sector.
Dr Owusuwaa Amartey expressed disappointment that letters sent by her outfit to Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) requesting for technical assistance during the construction of the Museum, were not heeded to.
She extended appeals to the GTA and the Year of Return Secretariat to go to the aid of the Museum Center to help achieve its aims and objectives.
The CEO commended some travel and tour companies for the support given her during the construction of the museum and expressed the hope that they would continue to rally behind the Postin Museum to become the most attractive tourism centre in the Gomoa East District of the Central region.
Ebusuapanyin Kwesi Jacob of Borda Asona Family of Potsin commended Dr Amartey for siting the museum at Postin to create jobs for some of the unemployed youth in the Area.
He appealed to the government to construct the road linking Postin town to Postin-Junction to facilitate transport of goods and services and to attract tourists to visit the museum without hindrance.
He gave assurance that the Chiefs and elders of the town would continue to rally behind the CEO and entire management of the Museum to become one of the best tourism attractions in the Region.
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