General News of Friday, 14 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comCorrespondence from Ashanti regionResidents of the Bekwai township, a suburb of the Ashanti region are crying bitterly over water shortage, hence their call on the government for immediate intervention. Speaking to Ghanaweb's Nana Peprah, a of Concerned Citizens of Amansie who base in Bekwai made a humble appeal to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo to intervene in their recent water shortage crisis which causing them a lot. According to the concern group, about 20 years ago the then government and the Bekwai community started a water project, which was then handed over to a private company named VICCO VENTURES to manage the water system. He believes the private company's services was good but not 100 percent so the government through Community Water and Sanitation ended the contract of Vicco Ventures and then handed over the water management to the Community Water and Sanitation to manage. He revealed that he as an assembly member has taken several steps to curb the situation since he's also affected.

Source: GhanaWeb May 14, 2021 20:15 UTC