A maiden stakeholder consultative meeting to design a workable approach to consciously tackle issues of real development in the Bono Region was held over the weekend in Sunyani.

The meeting to collect diverse views and opinions from participants to purposely draw an implementable plan and agenda towards the holistic development of the Bono Region was on the theme “Intentional Set-up of the Bono Region for Real Development.”

It was organized by the Bonomman Institute, an organization established to bring all the indigenous people of Bono together as well as spearhead and facilitate initiatives towards the holistic development of the region.

The event was attended by chiefs and queens, academics, clergy, the media, political figures, sports development personalities, and businessmen.

Kwaku Ansu Gyeabour, the founder and Executive Director of Affairs for the Institute, observed in his welcome address that culture, domestic tourism, agriculture, and sports were the economic backbone of the Bono Region.

In his closing remarks, Nana Kusi Boadum, the Chief of Penkwase, advised parents and guardians to consciously introduce the Bono language to their children through their endeavors to foster the culture and identity of the Bono people.

The Chief emphasized that basic schools, churches, fun clubs, organizations, and associations should visit the domestic tourist sites in the region to support their contributions to societal and regional growth.