HOHOE CHIEFS EXPOSE GABUSU
By Emmanuel Gbedemah
Nineteen out of
the twenty paramount chiefs that make up the Conference of Heads of Traditional
Rulers in the Hohoe Municipality have expressed shock and dismay at the claim
by the Paramount Chief of the Gbi Traditional Area, Togbega Gabusu VI that the
Mills government has so far failed to fulfill its promise to the Voltarians
when a whopping seventeen out of the forty development projects taking place in
the Hohoe municipality are under his jurisdiction.
In a press
briefing at Kwati in the Ve Traditional Area to react to Gabusu’s claims, the
nineteen paramount chiefs, through their spokesperson, Togbega Tsedze Atakora
VII Paramount Chief of Alavanyo Traditional Area held that the utterances of
their colleague can best be described as unfortunate. They explained that arguably,
the Hohoe municipality has benefited from more development projects under the
current administration than any other government in the Fourth Republic. They
therefore expressed shock at the ‘no development’ message being preached by
their colleague, when he, as a matter of fact, has the chunk of the
developments in the municipality.
They listed the
projects as the provision of twenty-four stores with other facilities and
pavements at the Hohoe Lorry Park, construction of a magistrate court and a feeder
road from Gbi to Atabu among others. In total, nine million Ghana cedis ( GH ¢9
million) has
been allocated for the seventeen projects.
The chiefs
opined that Togbega Gabusu VI should have been thanking the government and like
the proverbial Oliver Twist, asking for more rather than criticizing it.
They subsequently
used the opportunity to express heartfelt appreciations to the government for
the unprecedented levels of development in the municipality and asked for more,
hoping that the projects would be completed as scheduled.
They also
declared their faith in the Mills administration stating that once he has
promised the Volta Region, he would deliver on his promise. They called on well
meaning citizens of the region to rally behind the government while it brings
progress to their door-steps through development.
The nineteen
chiefs subsequently dissociate themselves from all the utterances made by their
colleague, indicating that no one chief speaks on their behalf without
consulting them.