Gomoa Ankamu (C/R), Aug. 7, GNA - More than 10 people have been knocked and killed in less than a year at Gomoa Ankamu, known as Apam Junction, mostly due to speeding, following improvement in the condition of the road, local authorities have said.

Okatakyi Nyanful Krampah IV, Omanhene of Gomoa Ajumako Tradition Council who announced this at the launch of the Annual Akwambo festival of the town, appealed to the Ghana Highways Authority to provide traffic lights at the junction to slow down vehicles.

Okatakyi Krampah stated that they could not sit down unconcerned for their kith and kin to be losing their lives through careless driving.

"Improvement of the conditions of the roads should not be a licence for speeding", he stated, and added in some cases, speed rumps constructed on the roads meant nothing to the drivers.

The Omahene appealed to the government to speed up action on dividing Gomoa District into two to facilitate development of the area. Nana Kweku Dadzie II, Obaatan of Gomoa Ankamu and Apagyahene of Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Area, said the town had earmarked about 500 million cedis for a number of projects they were embarking upon. They included the extension of electricity to parts of the town and a construction of a JSS block.

Nana Dadzie appealed to citizens and friends of the town to contribute meaningfully toward the projects. The chief appealed to the Police Administration and the Ministry for the Interior to put up a police station in the town to check crime, and that they were prepared to release a two-storey building to accommodate the station and its personnel.

Ms Joyce Aidoo, Gomoa District Chief Executive, announced that the Assembly had acquired 1,700 acres of land for projects under the Millennium Challenge Account and urged people of the area to get involved in the projects.

The DCE said the assembly had approved a new school block to be funded by Phase Six of the European Union (EU) project. She appealed to the people to turn out in their numbers to vote during September 12 district level election.

Nana Ato Arthur, Central Regional Minister, said it was on record that Gomoa was the poorest district in the Central region and asked the chiefs and the people strive to remove that tag on the district. The Regional Minister advised them to do away with partisan politics and unite to work to raise the image of the district. He appealed to chiefs to mobilise their communities for the celebration of one district festival to attract tourists and high government officials.

Nana Ato Arthur advised them to take keen interest in education of their children since that the only means to come out of poverty. 07 Aug. 06