Esiama (W/R), June 17, GNA - The Tufuhene of Esiama, Nana Ezane Nda, has appealed to government to increase the Police force at the Esiama Police station which currently has only two policemen. He also noted that the Police station was far from the community, and that it did not make their presence to be felt by the people. Nana Nda made the appeal when the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ellembelle, Mr Daniel K. Eshun, and the Member of Parliament for Ellembelle, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, paid a familiarization visit to the Mozukro and Ahunlu communities at Esiama.

The visit was to afford them the opportunity to interact with the people in the communities to know their concerns to enable the Assembly to find lasting solutions to them. The Tufuhene said since 1998 when the station was established, it had not seen any renovation and therefore appealed to the DCE to join hands with the MP to help rehabilitate the station. He also appealed to the Assembly to provide the community with a place of convenience to save the people from covering long distances and from degrading the environment.

Tufuhene Nda also appealed to the DCE to grant the people micro loans to enable them to improve and expand their business. A resident at Ahunlu, Mr Raphael Cudjoe, also appealed to the DCE and the MP to provide the youth with vocational training to make them employable since most of them had not had the opportunity to further their education. He also called for the establishment of a district hospital to ease the pressure on the Eikwe hospital and make healthcare delivery in the district accessible to all. The DCE assured the communities that plans were far advanced to renovate the Esiama Police Station and to establish a district hospital, adding that the MP was working seriously for the number of police personnel in the district to be increased. He said the Assembly was committed to providing the developmental needs of the communities and urged the people to channel their grievances to his outfit for redress. The Member of Parliament for Ellembelle, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, on his part, indicated that matters of security were dear to his heart and that he was working tirelessly to ensure that the District got a Fire Service station with its headquarters at Esiama. Mr Buah appealed to those who took the MASLOC loans to repay promptly so that others could also benefit from the programme.