The assembly member for Etwereso electoral area in the Akyemansa district of the Eastern Region, Hon. Offei Kingsley has appealed to government to create job opportunities for the youth to prevent teenage pregnancies among the girls.
He said, most teenage pregnancies that happens in Etwereso and its environs are result of “Okada” business. The Okada riders are able to lure girls to bed with money as most of them are from poor backgrounds.
“He said, poverty rate has contributed to the teenage pregnancy in Etwereso, therefore has appealed to the government to create job opportunities for the youths.
He indicated that unemployment is one of the major factor leading to poverty. Lack available jobs makes it difficult for young girls to make a living in order to buy their basic needs.
Hon. Offei Kingsley said unemployment rate leads to the teenage pregnancies. Young girls engage in this practice just to make a living.
DKMNEWS.NET interview with unit committee chairman, Mr. Kofi Appiah, he also appealed to the government, member of parliament, Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah and the district chief executive (DCE) Hon. Paul Asamoah to lobby and fix the deplorable roads in Akyemansa areas. He said the roads in Etwereso had been in a continuous state of deterioration for many years and it is affecting health and economic growth.
The roads had developed deep gullies with the main Etwereso to Ayirebi, Kwaboadi, Asabedie and other communities.
The Omanhene of Etwereso, Daasebre Kwabi Ofosu Ayebiahwe have made available 50 acres of stool land to construct ultra modern 80 beds capacity hospital earmarked district hospital worth 1.5 million dollars which 14,400 blocks were mould waiting for sod cutting to commence the project.
Daase has also made 100 acres of land available to build Secondary School for Odauman.
Daasebre Kwabi Ofosu Ayebiahwe has started One storey police station to cater for about 10 police pesonnels under lenttle stage to be completed within next four months worth GH 200 thousand ghana cedis from his coffers.
Daasebre Kwabi Ayebiahwe has decried the sad reality where Etwereso and it’s surroundings communities relying on the less equipped health centre over the years.
According to him, it is, therefore proper that he develope Etwereso and Odauman. He assured the good people of Odauman, hopefully will create job opportunities to reduce the burden of unemployment in the area.
Daasebre Kwabi Ofosu Ayebiahwe has appealed to the government, MP, DCE and individuals to support his developmental projects to fix socio-economic challenges.
