Keta (VR), Aug. 12 - Mr Francis Kpodo, Chairman of Vodza Unit Committee, has commended the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for the work done so far on the Keta Sea Defence Project. "We are pleased every moment we wake up to see the vast land reclaimed, the road network, and the gentle waves of the once boisterous ocean", he stated.

Mr Kpodo, who said this in an interview with the GNA, appealed to the government to stick to the initial plan of completing work on all the 518 houses in which they would be resettled before asking them to leave their present residence.

He described as an "unfortunate" an incident that happened a month ago where a three-day ultimatum was given to the residents by government to quit their present settlement and to settle in temporary structures until work was completed on the new ones.

He said it was heartening that the government accepted their suggestion that work should be completed on the buildings before they are asked to go and occupy them.

Mr Kpodo, who is also the current Volta Regional Chief Fisherman, said government's position to release only 30 per cent of the reclaimed land to the communities should be revised to 50 per cent while government used the rest for industries and other social infrastructure. He thanked the District Chief Executive, Mr Emmanuel Vorke, for his role in the execution of the Keta Sea Defence Project.