Ashanti Regional Council of State Rep to enhance lives through Agriculture

The Ashanti Regional Council of State Representative, Nana Owusu Akyaw Brempong says boosting the agricultural agenda in the Ashanti Region will benefit inhabitants and enhance their livelihoods under the government's planting for food and jobs initiative.

According to him, the main priority of the region is investing more in the agribusiness sector to enrich the Ghanaian government’s plans of empowering the agricultural sector to promote food security and immediate availability of selected food crops on the market and also provide jobs.

“I'll focus my energy on what I believe are the priorities in the great region, Ashanti and I'll continue to push the government's agenda on agriculture, such as planting for food and jobs, planting for exports, etc. to enhance the livelihood of people in the Ashanti region,” he said whiles addressing a gathering at the just ended council of State elections at the Regional Coordinating Council in Kumasi.

“As far as I'm concerned, we’ll work tirelessly to protect the good name of our great kingdom and improve the development of this region.

“I look forward to your continued support to project our region as a high fryer to attract more opportunities to come in this long to come to this region.”

The Ashanti Region used to play a pivotal role in agriculture some years ago. The cultivation of different types of foods from surrounding towns to cities during market days was very huge but the process of time has necessitated investors to look elsewhere as farming has become unattractive to majority of the stakeholders.

The youth after secondary education abandon the profession of their families to seek white-collar jobs which gradually, is running short of labourers as the old retires.

The Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo government’s introduction of the Planting for Food and Job which aims at encouraging the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for efficient targeting of beneficiaries of the campaign is an awakening call to scholars in the Region not to abandon their heritage.

Elected to serve on behalf of the Ashanti Region on the 7th Council of State, Nana Owusu Akyaw Brempong has assured to prescribe the right counsel to the president to bestow upon Ashantis what can hugely impact their lives, and Agriculture won’t be left out.

He has therefore called on all to support his course to make his quest a dependable one.

“I solemnly pledge to do my best to ensure I offer credible and reliable counsel to the President and his team in pursuance of the constitutional mandate of the Council of state.

“I cannot do this alone, the teamwork that brought us to this victory. And I humbly besiege you all to continue to extend your good counsel and support to enable me to be effective in the discharge of my duties for the benefit of Ashanti region and particularly, Ghana as a whole.”

He won the Council of State Elections with a massive vote of 77 against Nana Bobie Ansah II who was next with 6 votes.

He recognized all voters for their patriotism to put Ashanti first in all things after a successful election. He applauded his competitors for the challenge which exhibits the beauty of democracy in Ghana and the Ashanti Region.

“The victory is for all Ashantis, not for me as an individual,” he said.

“I'm particularly grateful because of the tough competition presented by my competitors in this election. They have fought very hard, and I would like to acknowledge their patriotism and willingness to put themselves forward to serve the Ashanti region, and the people of Ghana.

“The outcome be my favor, is the beauty of democracy and testimony, of the fact that this region is great. We have people who have parallel than themselves, well, holding themselves in readiness to say our nation and the people.

“Let me also express my sincere appreciation to all those who supported me in the past four years, during my tenure at the Ashanti regional rep on the 7th Council of state.”