Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has disclosed plans to deal with the ongoing problem of Accra’s Odaw River pollution.
When it rains heavily, the river canal that leads to the sea has turned into a huge issue since it causes flooding in the city’s core.
Mr Agyapong bemoaned the fact that whereas other regions of the world enjoy the benefits of the sea, Ghana has not yet properly utilized that resource. He mentioned several locations that profit from the sea, including Dubai, Cape Town in South Africa, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, the Bahamas, Antigua, and Trinidad and Tobago.
On the matter of the Odaw, he said: “Look at the Odaw River, the amount of dirt seeping into the sea, I will be like Donald Trump, I will build a long wall on both sides so that nobody from his home will throw refuse into the Odaw which will end up in the sea.
“We will prevent it and clean the whole Odaw River and put boats on it, so that people will ride from Circle all the way to the sea, Jamestown,” he stressed.
He also spoke about plans for other tourist sites like Cape Coast and Elmina Castles.
While on a recent tour of the Central Region, where his constituency is located, he spoke with a number of journalists and discussed his goals for the tourism industry.
Mr. Agyapong has emphasized mechanized agriculture and tourism as the two key tools he will use to transform the economy throughout his campaign for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearership.
He has served as the Assin Central MP for more than 20 years, and he has made it clear that he will not run for reelection.
Though his campaign for president has only been underway for a year, along with that of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and former Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyerematen, it is thought that he is one of the most well-liked.
