South Tongu chalks up positive development
A resident of South Tongu, Mr Moses Kwabla Aloryi, has debunked the claim that there is no peace in South Tongu and added that political differences which had reared their heads in recent times were nothing but “a few hiccups.”
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In a rejoinder to an article carried on page 19 of the Saturday, March 8, 2014 issue of the Daily Graphic, under the headline: “South Tongu needs peace to develop” and written by one Mr John Afevia Afortude, Mr Aloryi said on the contrary, there had been peace and an upsurge in the level of foreign investment in the district in recent times.
That, he said, was a positive development which had contributed immensely to providing jobs for the many idle youth in the district.
He attributed the recent “positive developments” to the hard work of the current political authority in the district under the leadership of the member of Parliament for the area, Mr Mensah Woyome, and added that since Mr Woyome assumed the position, South Tongu had seen massive development.
For example, within the last four years, he said over 211 communities had been connected to the national grid.
“Seventy four communities have had pipe-borne water and for the first time, South Tongu has had some of its roads tarred. The Sogakofe - Fieve, Dabala- Agbakope and Adutor Junction to Adutor roads easily come to mind, not to mention the numerous schools and CHIPS health facilities constructed across the district,” he stated.
“How can there be this level of massive and meaningful development in an area where there is no peace?” he asked.
He said the differences at the top echelons of the political leadership which the writer sought to portray was false, adding that in every human institution, where there was sudden change of leadership, there was bound to be a few “hiccups.”
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“This is what is happening and there is no cause for alarm,” he said.
Fortunately, he said, Mr Christian Sackley, whose tenure as a DCE Mr Afortude sought to use as a yardstick to measure effective consensus building in the administration of the district, “was part of the present political hierarchy in the so-called new dispensation, hence Mr Afortude should hold his peace.”
Mr Aloryi said for some time now, South Tongu could be described as a first-class destination in the tourism industry in Ghana.
“Facilities like the Holy Trinity Spa and Health Farm, the Tent of Judah, Shekinah Glory, Amuto Paradise, a new resort being developed near Detsawome, and another near Tent of Judah were springing up across the district. So from where comes the idea that someone is trying to use his position to monopolise the hospitality industry in the district?” he asked.
Mr Aloryi said everyone in the district knew that the former DCE had to be relieved of his duties because he was seriously ill, and rumours of malfeasance by the assembly during his tenure of office could only be described as a figment of the writer's imagination.
“This, however, does not mean that the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development cannot carry out an audit of the assembly if it so wishes, something that is done at the end of every financial year as an established convention by the way.
“And unless that is done and the facts prove otherwise, any suggestion of massive corruption within the last administration of the assembly is nothing but a conjecture,” he said.
He said the impression created by Mr Afortude, as carried by the Daily Graphic, was a false one which should not be treated with any seriousness.
“In conclusion, I want to assure all South Tongu citizens and the whole of Ghana that the MP for South Tongu, Mr Mensah Kobla Woyome, and his able political leadership are on top of affairs facilitating the attraction of investors into the district,” Mr Aloryi said.