THE Aowin-Suaman District in the Western Region has acquired 26 acres for use as an industrial site for artisans and other professionals in the informal sector.
The land, which was acquired with the support of the chiefs, is located along the main Enchi-Kumasi road.
According to the district assembly, the aim of the project is to create jobs for the youth to help solve the unemployment problem in the area and also support the government’s investment drive, which would eventually go a long way to transform the national economy.
According to the District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Oscar Ofori Larbi, if the large number of young people who had learnt various trades and were currently unemployed were made to work in the industrial site, it would not only create jobs for them, but would also improve their standard of living.
The DCE said one of the main focus of the assembly was to ensure that local resources were tapped to the advantage of the local people and to improve on social infrastructure.
He added that since there had been increase in population, there was the need to provide employment avenues for the people and also develop the communities in which they lived.
He said the industrial site was being set up because some parts of the district, especially the area where the artisans and others in the informal sector were located, were always flooded during the wet season.
“Therefore, there could be no more opportune time to relocate the artisans than now once as the rains destroy the people’s property every year,” he said.
Mr Larbi commended the chiefs and the traditional council for the support, stressing, “your action has given me the assurance that together we would make headway in our development efforts”.
The District Business Advisory Director, Mr Godwin Amoako-Hene, said one of the problems facing the local economy was the creation of a perfect environment for business to triumph.
He said it had always been the dream of the advisory centre to create the congenial environment for the people in order to save them from the perennial flooding and other natural disasters.
The director said 10 acres of the land had already been cleared and feverish preparations were being made by the garages in the district to relocate and operate in a more acceptable manner.
Mr Amoako-Hene said working together, the artisans would enhance the transfer of skills and also form recognisable groups to enable them to assess credit facilities easily for the expansion of their businesses.
He said everything possible was being done to ensure that the best environment was created for them.
According to Mr Amoaku-Hene, a German non-governmental organisation (NGO), which has expressed interest in the district, had promised to assist in extending electricity to the site.
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