Ahafo chiefs, queenmothers thank President Akufo-Addo - For free shs, Planting for Food & Jobs

The Council of Chiefs and Queenmothers of Ahafo in the Brong Ahafo Region have expressed their gratitude to the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the implementation of policies aimed at improving the living standards of Ghanaians.

Omanhene

The Omanhene of the Yamfo Traditional Area, Nana Ansah Adu Baah, who is also the Chairman of the Ahafo Council of Chiefs, said to President Akufo-Addo: “We are equally delighted at the introduction of the Free SHS initiative that has hit the spine of the entire nation.”

He assured the President that, “We pledge to assist you to actualise this bold programme and make it a success for posterity.”

The Ahafo Council of Chiefs was also “specifically grateful” to President Akufo-Addo and government for “choosing to launch the Planting for Food and Jobs programme at Goaso”.

Farming

With residents of Ahafo engaged predominantly in farming, Nana Baah told President Akufo-Addo that, “We have seriously plunged into agriculture given the conducive factors of production which exist in the Ahafo areas.”

The Omanhene was confident that through the programme, the country would record a bumper harvest, leading to an export of food staples from Ghana.

The Council of Chiefs and Queenmothers of Ahafo made this known on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 when they paid a courtesy call on President Akufo-Addo to congratulate him on his victory in the 2016 election, and to wish him good fortune in his tenure of office.

Proposed Ahafo Region

Touching on the matter of the proposed “Ahafo Region”, Nana Baah told President Akufo-Addo, that “The imminent creation of the Ahafo Region will leave positive and indelible impressions about you. This will be for posterity. We trust the commitment and zeal you have exhibited so far in reshaping the