Accra, Sept 15, GNA - Captain Nkrabeah Effah-Darteh (RTD), former Deputy Minister of the Interior, on Saturday called on private entrepreneurs to invest more in the hospitality and entertainment industry since investment in the sector was not encouraging. He said despite the fact that the venture was lucrative, most districts in the country lacked hospitality and entertainment facilities to provide services to alleviate the tension and stress that people encountered in their daily lives.

Captain Effah-Darteh, who made the call at the opening of Functions Ghana, an event management organisation at Weija, said entertainment was crucial to make life livelier and to provide new energy to begin a new course in life.

"Even the Biblical story of the creation of man depicts the idea that God created man into the Garden of Eden to have all things at ease and to enjoy himself."

The former deputy minister, who is vying for the presidential slot of the NPP for Election 2008, appealed to the government to create more investment funds and strengthen the country's law and order regime in order to maintain a serene atmosphere for the citizenry to celebrate their lives without fear. He said the private sector was the engine of growth hence the need for financial institutions to increase support to the sector, especially the small and medium scale enterprises, to enable them improve the economy.

Mrs Veronica Mensah, Managing Director of Functions Ghana, said the company is a one-stop function stop that provides services relating to the organisation of conferences and other social functions in a stress free environment. " With the increase in socio-economic activities coupled with the population pressure in the city, Functions Ghana guarantees a professional entity where one can celebrate in style and still stay within the budget", she said.