RESIDENTS LAUD BOSOMTWE-SAM'S APPOINTMENT (PAGE 15)

Some residents of the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis have commended President John Evans Atta Mills for nominating Ms Betty Bosomtwe-Sam as the Deputy Western Regional Minister designate.
They said the President had demonstrated his love for the region by appointing people who had shown their willingness to serve their community, God and country.
Mr Kojo Arthur, a resident of Sekondi, said the appointee had demonstrated she wanted to serve her people and urged her to work together with the current Minister, Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, to speed up the growth of the region.
“As our own daughter she is aware of some of the problems facing Sekondi-Takoradi and other parts of the region. We hope she will be guided by that to ensure that nothing is left to chance if vetted, and confirmed to take her seat as a deputy minister,” he said.
Ms Bosomtwe-Sam, a graduate from the University of Education, Winneba, said she was humbled by the appointment even though it came as a surprise. She further noted that as a party member and someone who had the desire to serve, she was ready for the job.
She said the government’s focus was to ensure a better Ghana, and that she would work together with the regional minister to make sure that the development agenda for the region was well prosecuted.
She said she aspired to be a Member of Parliament on few occasions, but did not get the nod of her people, “but to me, we can serve the country in so many ways even in our private lives” saying this appointment was a chance for me to prove my worth and that of women.
She used the opportunity to thank the people of the twin-city and the region for their support and the words of encouragement, and asked for their support to help move the region forward.
“I am also grateful to President John Evans Atta Mills for the confidence reposed in me and I will do my best to make the dream of investing in people, job creation and economy a reality,” she said.
“We are all one people, one nation with a common dream to make Ghana the best in Africa. I share in that dream and we will work towards that as members, of the team,” she stated.