Matilda Amissah Arthur, has chastised both the political and traditional leaders of the Western Region over the lack of development in the region.
The former 2nd lady was at the opening of the Western Regional Development Forum organized by the Nana Kobina Nketsia IV Trust at Busua which attracted stakeholders such as Technocrats, civil society, chiefs, youth leaders, priests, political functionaries, governmental representatives and security officials, among others from the Western region to discuss the development of the Region.
Matilda Amissah Arthur, who hails from the Nzema area, while speaking at the occasion, questioned while the political and traditional leaders failed the region.
She stated that the low level of development being witnessed in the region only signifies that leaders in the region are not serious.
Speaking further she said, “We have all known for a long time that our region has been neglected, helpless and that we have no legacy. But my question is, why has it taken us so long to come together and deliberate on how we can change this narrative? Yes! We might have met in our pockets to talk about this issue before, but have we met as a serious group to deliberate? Are we happy to let the region deteriorate? Is there something that is preventing us, or are we in denial? Whatever it is, we have let our people down,”
“The chiefs, clergy, civil society, the media, we have all given the people of Western Region reason not to take us seriously or trust us. Where have you been as chiefs? Where have you been when all the lands are being taken over by galamsey? Some say that you have sold our land. Some say that you have fronted for big men in Ghana and from abroad and that some even say that you have been given huge sums of money, even though I don’t see in on,” she said.
She intimated the audience that they can only ensure that the Western Region is given what it deserves as the producer of the bulk of Ghana’s minerals, cash crops and others if the people and leadership forge ahead together in a Busua Consensus.
