The once vibrant city of Kumasi is in serious disarray. Disorder and chaos are what the CBD (Adum) has become. Adum today can be likened to a giant junkyard with the many shops selling mainly imported second-hand items and poor-quality goods from south Asia. Roads are strangled, blocked, seized and turned into markets leading to stressful traffic situations. Lorry terminals are closed by city authorities without decent alternatives provided.<\/p>\n
Buildings are in ruin and are in need of serious rejuvenation. Night life and areas of decent entertainment are speeding towards extinction.<\/p>\n
Aside the conspiratorial agenda of the recent NDC government to sideline the city, Kumasi’s decline can also be attributed to the citizens disregard to simple by-laws and misplaced sense of entitlement. The monarchy, the local assemblies and the city’s elite have failed to capitalise on the extreme goodwill they enjoy to lead the modernisation drive. I call on Manhyia Palace to live up to its role and be the catalyst for Kumasi and Ashanti’s industrialisation agenda.<\/p>\n
Strong manufacturing base drives the growth of a city and it is pathetic that the overlords of the city and the region haven’t prioritise this.<\/p>\n
Manufacturing is where decent jobs are created and taxes generated for local governments. It must be a matter of great concern that a city of this population size does not have an aggressive agenda to attract factories and industries. Foreign goods have a near monopoly of our cities’ markets.<\/p>\n
Asantehene must realise that he risks superintending over a precipitous decline of the capital city he inherited. Every reign has its own battles to fight and there’s a new war upon us. It threatens the continued relevance of this once formidable kingdom. We are at war against extreme economic decline, unemployment, poverty and ignorance.<\/p>\n
Otumfuor Osei Tutu II, Nana, put on your armour, get your generals in line. Your city and your Kingdom must win this war.By David A.<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
By David A. Masterwille<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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