THE Paramount Chief of the Essikado Traditional Area, Nana Kobina Nketsiah V, has deplored the establishment of the head offices of the various extractive companies in the national capital.
He described the situation as very pathetic and incomprehensible, adding that the Western Region, apart from generating the lion’s share of the country’s wealth, was also noted for its industrial harmony.
Speaking at an oil and gas conference in Takoradi, Nana Nketsiah said with such an appetite for the national capital, those extractive industries were completely cut off from the region where their activities impacted on the people most.
He said the railway company which was once the backbone of the country’s economy had its headquarters in Takoradi.
The paramount chief, who is also a lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, said it was about time most of those companies had their source deeply rooted in the region.
According to him, a number of chiefs and concerned citizens from the region had been meeting over the prospects of the oil find and how it could help change the way of development in the region and the country as a whole.
“I am glad to inform the gathering that some communities have already planned towards the proper reconstruction of their communities to accommodate the potential for businesses relating to the oil find,” he said.
He said the chiefs had the overall welfare of the region and the country at heart, saying, “We need to secure the future, which will be the key to the future security of our stools and our communities.”
Nana Nketsiah used the opportunity to appeal to the extractive companies to consider the region in the siting of their headquarters.
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