It was joy all at the Tarkwa Cyanide suburb when the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, George Mireku Duker, commissioned a Third Phase Astro Turf at the weekend.
The MP was led by a retinue of traditional leaders, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Coastal Development Authority (CODA), Jerry Ahmed Shaib, the Regional Manager of CODA, Edmundson Afriyie, the Deputy CEO of CODA, and Mona Gertrude Effah, Municipal Chief Executive of the Tarkwa Nsuaem Assembly, to cut the tape to signify the official opening of the Astro Turf.
The Turf was awarded on contract in 2020 and it took two years for the contractor to complete it and hand over.
Commissioning the Turf, George Mireku Duker, who is also the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, expressed joy over the completion of the project.
He said that when he broke the ground for the construction to begin, a number of his political opponents read meanings into the project, while others went to the extent of describing it as a political game, which he was using to win votes and that when the election was over, the contractor would abandon the site.
“We have decided to serve Wassa, and there is no turning back. Wassa portion of MP is me and whether or not you like it, I will continue to push for Wassa for development,” Duker told the crowd amidst applause.
He called for all hands to be on the deck to push Wassa forward so that it benefitted from the sharing of the national cake.
The Legislator also used the occasion to assure the people of Tarkwa that the town roads would soon be asphalted.
The Obaahema of the Apinto Divisional Stool, Nana Abena Boaduwa II, who chaired the function, applauded the MP for his foresight.
Nana Boaduwa said, as Obaahema, she was delighted by the level of development the Legislator had initiated for the constituency.
Other chiefs present included Obaahema Adjoa Kyere, Obaahema Adjoa Pentiwa, Nana Kofi Bankyi and the Odikro of Cyanide community.
With the flood lights beaming, Duker Ladies and Tarkwa Royals football clubs opened the Turf with a match which saw the former beating the latter.
