Ashanti Regional Press Centre abandoned
The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the Ghana Journalist Association, Madam Georgina Ama Ankomah says all efforts to get the current Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah on the project are yet to receive attention.
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Work has stalled nine years after a colourful sod-cutting ceremony was performed to commence the construction of an ultra-modern Press Centre in the Ashanti Region.
Encroachers and squatters who have taken over the site of the project, have turned portions of the land into farms and wholesale for some residents.
The project, which started nine years ago and was supposed to be completed in six months, has been left under the mercy of the weather due to a lack of funds.
The then Ashanti regional executives of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) mooted the idea and sought the support of the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council to fund the project.
The then Ashanti Regional Minister, Eric Opoku, agreed to support the project with direct funding from the Presidency at that time.
Subsequent regional Ministers have not continued to ensure the completion of the project which is at the lentil level.
A visit to the project site by Soireenews revealed that weeds and algae have taken over encroachers who are lodging in the building have also cultivated maize on the portion of the land.
Reptiles were also seen in and around the project which was supposed to benefit journalists in the Ashanti region.
The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the Ghana Journalist Association, Madam Georgina Ama Ankomah in an interview with Nana Kwabena Ampratwum on Omanbapa morning show on Kumasi base Silver FM expressed worry about the current state of the facility.
“It is very worrying, very disturbing. It also describes the kind of work that we do. We champion the course of others, but we don’t seek to make sure that some facilities that will enhance our work are put in place. Look at its state; taken over by weeds and reptiles” she stressed.
Madam Ankomah added that the project when completed will not only benefit journalists in the Ashanti Region but also journalists in other Regions including Ahafo, Northern and Western Region.
According to her, all efforts to get the current Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah on the project are yet to receive attention.
She then appealed to Ashanti regional minister Hon Simon Osei Mensah to help complete the project as soon as possible.
