The Member of Parliament for Prestea Huni-Valley, Hon. Lawyer Mrs. Barbara Oteng-Gyasi has appealed passionately to Methodist Church Ghana, Tarkwa Diocese to “take a critical look at sanitation challenges within the diocese”.

Speaking on behalf of the MP at the Official Opening Ceremony of the 35th Annual Synod of Tarkwa Diocese hosted by Ebenezer Methodist, Prestea, the MCE Hon. Mozart K. Owuh stated that, on records, “ the MP, MCE, Constituency Chairman, Vice Chairman are all full members of the Methodist Church Ghana”. The MP is “appealing, noting that development is a shared responsibility, that the Synod should take critical look at the sanitation challenges facing the community we live in”. He added that, the Municipal Assembly is incurring more than GHc 1,000,000.00 annually to control sanitation headache, but it is still getting nowhere to curbing the challenge.

“It is becoming an adage that, before you enter any community, you are faced with refuse dump. The statistics from GHS, indicates typhoid cases in this Municipal is worsening, and there must be something done! We don’t have issues with personal hygiene, as I can see all neatly dressed here, but we do have a problem on communal hygiene, which we want the Synod to help!”

He added that cleanliness is next to Godliness, and “it is our hope if this sanitation campaign is confronted frontally by the Church, we will win the battle”. As members of Methodist Church, “ the doors of the MCE, MP, Constituency Chairman are opened to the Church”. He presented an envelope of undisclosed amount to the Synod.

On effort of the government, the MCE disclosed that, the Synohedro Pretea-Himan Innner City Road will be asphalted very soon, as consultants have come to measure and the President Nana Akuffo Addo has launched the programme few weeks ago in Tamale. He said over 442 graduates have received employment under NABCO, and the Almighty Free SHS is giving Children in the municipal bright hopes.

Rt. Rev. Thomas Amponsah Donkor, Bishop of Tarkwa Diocese of the Methodist Church Ghana, in his address, appealed to the President of Ghana, Nana Akuffo Addo and Law enforcement agencies to take the issues of Political Vigilantism and Kidnapping that is sprouting in our body politics as a serious problem before its plunges the country into chaos. “We must not wait until vigilantism becomes uncontrollable before we act decisively” he added.

Nana Nteboah Prah IV, the Divisional Chief of Prestea-Himan Traditional Area commended the Methodist Church Ghana for the numerous developmental projects they have undertaken in the Municipality, especially Very Rev. Kwame Ghartey, of the Ebenezer Methodist, Prestea for the transformation he has brought to the Church in Prestea.

Other dignatories at the ceremony include Chairman Abiam Kuntu Danso, NPP Prestea Huni-Valley Chairman, Hon. Emmanuel Ennor K. Arthur, 2nd Vice Chairman of NPP, PHV, Tetrete Akuamoah Sakyi, Omahene of Wassa Amenfi, Nana Danso, Divisional Chief of Eyinam- Prestea, Nana Tinkorang, Odikro of Krootown –Nsuekyir , Ms. Mary Vida Kwofie, Municipal Director of Education, PHV and hosts of Rev. Ministers and over 1000 congregations of the Methodist Church.