By Benjamin Asomah
Fetentaa, (Bono), Sept. 30, GNA – Osabarima Nana Kofi Nti Yeboah II, the Chief of Fetentaa in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region, has called on the community members to cherish and protect the prevailing peace of the area.
He emphasised that sustained peace remained perquisite for development, saying that without peace and social cohesion, it would be difficult for investors to come to the area.
Osabarima Yeboah II urged the community members to contribute their quota towards the holistic development of the area.
He was worried that successive governments had failed and neglected Fetentaa in the nation’s development processes, urging the people to take responsibility upon themselves and advance the development of Fetentaa.
Osabarima Yeboah II made the call when speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), in an interview, on the sidelines of a durbar to climax the 2026 celebration of the Annual Munufie Yam Festival of the chiefs and people of the area at Fetentaa.
The chiefs and people of the town performed traditional rites and slaughtered and sacrificed sheep and to show appreciation to their ancestors for the prevailing peace of the community.
Osabarima Yeboah II called on residents whose houses and properties had been marked for demolition to pave the way for road construction projects in the area to remain calm, assuring that they would get the deserved compensation from the government.
He called on the District Assembly to facilitate the speedy demolition of the affected houses for the expansion of the main road in the town.
Osabarima Yeboah II also advised the youth in the area to take their education seriously, urging the unemployed ones to be interested and engage in employable skills training.
GNA
Edited by Dennis Peprah/Benjamin Mensah
Reporter: Benjamin Asomah