The newly installed chief of Simiw, a farming community in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem Municipality, Nana Nguando IV, has called on his people to prioritise unity in their quest for development.
According to Nana Nguando, peace and unity were fundamental pre-requisite for development, therefore, any community that desired development, first needed to give peace a chance.
This was made known by Nana Nguando during his colourful coronation held at Simiw Community Park to officially mark the beginning of his reign as the chief of the town and to legitimise his authority and power.
He stated that though Simiw, the predominant farming community was one of the oldest societies in the Edina traditional area, developments had eluded the community for a long time.
This, he said, affected the socio-economic well-being of the community and, therefore, made a passionate appeal to the people to come together in unity and trigger the needed communal spirit that would bring them development.
He mentioned the poor network from the Ankaful Prisons to the community, as an example of how badly the community has been left behind in terms of development.
Areas of priority
He promised to prioritise formal education in the community and strive to lure investors into the town to help create jobs so that the local people could work to earn decent incomes.
“Simiw has vast arable land that could be used for large commercial farming and industrial purposes.
“We stand ready to welcome government or individual investors who are looking for land for development,” he said.
Appeal
Nana Nguando appealed to the government to build a befitting health facility in the town to help solve the health care needs of the people, saying their poor road, coupled with the lack of a hospital, always put his people at disadvantage.
Political neutrality
Nana Nguado assured the community that he would remain politically neutral as his current position debarred him from meddling in active partisan party politics.
Keynote address
Delivering a keynote address, Mr Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, an Accra based legal practitioner, eulogised Nana Nguado as development-oriented person and expressed the hope that his drive for development would positively impact his community.
He prayed for God’s guidance for the chief and gave an assurance that NDC led administration would prioritise the developmental needs of the community.
Request for land
The founder and CEO of COA Research and Manufacturing Limited, Professor Samuel Ato Duncan, who chaired the function said his outfit would require several acres of land in the town for the cultivation of medicinal plants.
According to Prof Duncan, the large-scale cultivation of his proposed medicinal plants would form part of his “Green Gold” revolution meant to add value to plants and other “green” raw materials around us.
Swearing of allegiance
After the successful coronation, which drew a large gathering of people to Simiw, Nana Nguando, who is also the Adontsin Hen of the Edina Traditional Area, swore an oath of allegiance to the paramount chief of Edina, Nana Kodwo Conduah VI.
Nana Conduah VI counselled the new chief to make serving of his people his topmost priority and also rule with humility, impartiality and endeavour to encourage investors into his community.
