OSUDOKU DJAASETSE EXTENDS ELECTRICITY TO APAKYE COMMUNITY, FIXES THEIR TELECOMMUNICATION CHALLENGES
Osudoku
By EMMANUEL ADU GYAMFI
The Chief of Manya and Djaasetse of the Osudoku Traditional Area (OTA) in the Greater Accra Region, Nene Tetteh Hwazo ll, has single - handedly funded electrification project to Apakye community, and fixed the telecommunication network challenges in the enclave.
Nene Hwazo ll, member of the Ga, Dangme Council of Elders, has lobbied and funded for extension of electricity to Apakye community in Osudoku, installed new transformer, change high - tension cables by the Tema Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to solve the erratic power supply challenges in Osuwem and it's environs.
He noted that Osuwem and Lanor communities for over 10 - years, have experienced unreliable supply of electricity resulting in outages and poor voltage trips, which affected the economic and social livelihood of residents.
He added that Nene Tetteh Hwazo ll reached out to the Tema regional manager and expressed their frustrations which resulted the ECG to change weak cables, installed new transformer and extended the grid to Apakye community to resolved lighting problems.
Nene Hwazo ll spoke against the emerging chieftaincy conflict in Osudoku Traditional Area, saying that this is not how the Paramountcy should be struggling in development.
The Chief solicited the need for strong collaboration between traditional authorities and the government to accelerate development in Osudoku Traditional Area.
Mr. Alfred Kwabena Daleku, Unit Committee Member, Osuwem Electoral Area, said the changes of high - tension cables and the new transformer had come at an opportune time to end the unstable power supply in the enclave.
The Unit Committee Member, on behalf of the residents, has expressed gratitude to Nene Hwazo ll for his kind gesture and support to improve the lives of his subjects noting that "posterity will forever be grateful to you".
The residents of Osuwem have heaved a sigh of relief over the improved telecommunication network in the community and surrounding areas where access to reliable network for calls and internet had been a major challenge over the years.
According to them, the communication network challenge affected businesses, economic activities, research work by students, teachers and other professionals who lived in Osuwem.
However, they were extremely excited when Nene Tetteh Hwazo ll facilitated the installation of the telecommunication mast to resolved the problems
The residents said they had lost business customers over the years due to the bad network in the town and that the installation of mast to improved connectivity would boost the local economy.
Mr. Daleku Kwabena said he sometimes had to stand at a particular point to access better network, making it worrisome to reach out for help times of difficulty.
The residents has expressed gratitude to Nene Hwazo ll for his continues fight to ensure Osudoku communities had improved accessibility to telecommunications network and other developmental projects.
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