The Chiefs of the Ada Traditional Council have asked the President to provide state security at the Ada Songor salt project to curb activities of illegal salt miners thwarting the progress of the project.
The Chiefs confessed to the tremendous development the Ada enclave is witnessing, owing to the salt project and expressed concern that it might not last long if the illegal miners are not stopped.
“The harm these illegal salt mining activities pose to the Songor Lagoon is far-reaching” and added that “Your excellency, help us have the state security agencies act swiftly to curb and bring to order those in the Ada traditional area who have taken the law into their own hands and have total disregard for the law.”
Nene Abram Kabu Akuaku III, Paramount Chief of Ada Traditional Area made the appeal during a call on President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House, Accra, on Monday.
Nene Abram Kabu Akuaku III, who is also the President of the ATC told President Akufo-Addo that since the government granted the license for commercial investment in the salt project, the area had seen progress in the development and commercial production of the mineral in the Songor concession.
In his response, President Akufo-Addo was elated at the testimonies of the chief.
“I’m impressed and happy about the message that you have brought here to us in Jubilee House today,” he said.
President Akufo-Addo reiterated the point that the benefits of the project transcend the Ada township, adding that if fully developed, has the potential to make a major contribution to the economic fortunes of the country.
On the issue of the state providing the projects with security, President Akufo-Addo bought into the request. He opined that, the resolve of the chiefs to help the project succeed merit their plea.
He assured the chiefs that he would take the matter up with the security agencies to ensure that “miscreants, people who do not have the welfare of the community at heart, but only their individual pockets are brought to book and disciplined.”
