加纳总统 John Mahama 先生抵达议事厅场地，与传统领袖互致问候

加纳总统 John Dramani Mahama 先生向奥蒂（Oti）地区酋长和民众承诺，政府将全力推进重大发展项目以促进该地区经济增长。

总统宣布，政府已启动在丹拜（Dambai）的奥蒂河上修建桥梁的筹备工作，该项目将于 2025 年底前正式动工。他于 7 月 25 日在地区首府丹拜举行的 "感恩之旅" 酋长民众大会上作出上述保证。

Mahama 总统表示其政府决心解决该地区交通问题，包括将严肃对待东走廊公路 Nkwanta-Kpassa-Da­manko 路段的建设。他强调除 Dambai -Nkwanta 公路和 Okajakrom-Worawora 公路外，还将在该地区 9 个选区各修建 10 公里道路，这是全国 166 个选区道路建设计划的一部分。

总统指出，数据显示奥蒂地区伤寒发病率居全国前列，尽管被奥蒂河和沃尔特湖环绕，居民却缺乏饮用水。政府决定通过加纳水务公司（GWCL）利用这两处水源建立供水系统，预计 18 个月内修复达曼科（Damanko）供水系统，惠及 Kpassa 等 20 个社区。

Mahama 总统宣布将为奥蒂地区建立一所地区医院和公立大学以促进发展。Krachi-East 市和 Biakoye 地区将受益于农业灌溉系统，总统鼓励青年把握务农机遇。

他强调酋长在地方治理中的重要作用，呼吁 Nkwanta 南部冲突各方通过对话解决分歧："贫穷才是我们共同的敌人。"

奥蒂地区酋长院主席、Likpe 大酋长 Nana Soglo Alloh 阁下紧急呼吁政府在丹拜增配两艘渡轮以替代频繁故障的现有渡船。酋长院（ORHC）主席表示民众对政府当前经济治理方式表示满意。

We ‘ll Open up Oti Region for Growth – President Mahama

 President, John Dramani Mahama, has assured the chiefs and people of the Oti Region that the government is commit­ted to the implementation of major development projects to open up the area for growth.

Mr Mahama announced that his govern­ment had started preparations towards the construction of a bridge over the Oti River at Dambai, and work would start on the project before the end of 2025.

The President gave the assurance at a durbar of chiefs and people of the Oti Region to mark his “Thank you tour” of the region at the capital Dambai last Friday.

Mr Mahama said his administration was determined to remove problems associated with transportation in the region, including the construction of the Nkwanta-Kpassa-Da­manko section of the Eastern corridor road, which would be tackled with the seriousness that it deserves.

He also stressed that Dambai -Nkwanta road, Okajakrom-Worawora road in addition to 10 kilometres of roads in each of the nine constituencies of the region would be constructed as part of a national project of construction of 10 kilometres of roads in 166 constituencies in the country.

Mr Mahama said records showed that the Oti Region recorded one of the highest typhoid cases in the country, saying even though the region was surrounded by the Oti River and the Volta Lake, the people did not have potable drinking water.

He disclosed that the government had decided to provide water systems through the two water bodies to be managed by the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), to satisfy the water needs of the people and also promote sound health among the residents.

According to the President, the Damanko water system, which broke down over the years would be rehabilitated within 18 months to serve 20 communities, including Kpassa, the District capital.

Again, the President said the government would be establishing a regional hospital for the Oti Region and a public university to facilitate the growth of the area.

He said the Krachi-East Municipality and the Biakoye District would benefit from an irrigation system to promote agriculture, and urged the youth to take advantage of the op­portunity to embark on farming since it has been shown to be a lucrative business.

The President said his administration rec­ognised the important roles chiefs played in local governance, which was why chieftaincy and local governance were linked to using traditional mechanisms and dialogue at the assembly level to resolve disputes and ensure development.

Government’s development agenda, he explained, could be carried out in a peaceful environment, and appealed to the parties in the Nkwanta South conflict to use dialogue to settle their differences, adding that “our greatest enemy is poverty and not ourselves, therefore let us unite and fight against poverty instead of fighting among ourselves”.

The President of the Oti Regional House of Chiefs (ORHCs) and the Paramount Chief of Likpe, Nana Soglo Alloh, appealed to the government to, as a matter of urgency, provide two pontoons at Dambai since the current ferry breaks down frequently.

The President of the ORHCs said the chiefs and people of the region were so far satisfied with the way the government was handling the economy.

来源：加纳时报

文：FROM SAMUEL AGBEWODE, DAMBAI

翻译：无尽夏

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