Former Second Lady, Matilda Amissah Arthur has scolded both political and traditional authorities in the Western Region for the region’s lack of development.
Madam Amissah Arthur, who also originates from the Nzema area, questioned why both government and traditional leaders had failed the region at the beginning of a Western Regional Development Forum held by the Nana Kobina Nketsia IV Trust in Busua.
“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?” she quizzed.
The widow of Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah Arthur went on to register her displeasure at the ruling class, accusing them of amassing wealth at the expense of the ordinary people.
“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 added.
While galvanizing the region’s leadership toward development, the former second lady hinted that they can only ensure that the Western Region is given what it deserves as the producer of the majority of Ghana’s minerals, cash crops, and others if the people and leadership work together in a Busua Consensus.
The Western Regional Development Forum, a week-long initiative of the Nana Kobina Nketsia IV Trust, has attracted stakeholders from the Western Region, including chiefs, technocrats, civil society, political functionaries, youth leaders, priests, governmental representatives, and security officials, among others, to discuss the development of the Western Region.
