General News of Friday, 24 January 2020Source: ghananewsagency.orgUnplanned development is a threat to public safety - PresidentPresident Akufo-AddoPresident Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the ‘8th Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA)’, at a ceremony at the Rattray Park, Kumasi and asked the members to check unplanned development in their respective areas. “Slums being developed in marshy areas and houses built on waterways have become a phenomenon with serious implications to national development and public safety,” President Nana Akufo-Addo bemoaned. Good governance, he noted, entailed active participation of the citizenry, therefore, the KMA should bring on board all stakeholders in the decision-making processes and implementation of development projects. This is critical to advancing the cause of the nation’s socio-economic growth since development was the collective responsibility of all and sundry. Mr Osei Assibey-Antwi, the Metropolitan Chief Executive welcomed the newly-elected members to the Assembly, and entreated them to work in unison to help achieve development objectives of the KMA.

Source: GhanaWeb January 23, 2020 15:56 UTC