This is to help whip up enthusiasm in paragliding among Ghanaians.

The sector Minister, Mrs. Catherine Abelema Afeku announced this at the 13th paragliding festival held at Atibie in the Kwahu South District in the Eastern Region.

The festival attracted 12 pilots from the United States of America, Japan, Romania, Ghana, Peru and Switzerland.

Mrs. Afeku urged aviation sports enthusiasts to take advantage of the school to enable them train as future pilots in paragliding which has over 400,000 pilots globally.

She was happy that the take-off area at Atibie has been expanded to accommodate more flights instead of one at a time.

Permanent canopies and wash rooms which hitherto were absent have been provided for the comfort of patrons.

She thanked the pilots for continually keeping faith with Ghana in an attempt to develop paragliding.

She paid tribute to all those who have helped to make the festival a permanent one as part of the Kwahu Easter festivities.

The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr. Eric Kwakye Dafour was grateful to the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Arts and the Ghana Tourism Authority for bringing the paragliding festival to the Kwahu area.

He was however not happy that there were only few Ghanaian pilots taking part in the festival.

The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Mr. Akwasi Agyeman said the festival has given a new face and dimension to the celebration of Easter in Kwahu and witnessed an increased number of patrons over the years thus boosting domestic tourism in the area thereby creating jobs and improving the local economy.

He gave the assurance that the GTA would continue to develop and promote Ghana as a preferred destination with unique events and site attractions

Paragliding

The Ministry of Tourism introduced paragliding in Ghana in April 2005 during at Atibie.

It was organised to coincide with the Easter festivity that year on the Odweanoma Mountain. With the exception of 2009 the paragliding festival has been organised every year.

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Source: Graphic Online

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The officers from the Authority, who had gone to the makeshift structure in a bid to ascertain whether the facility was being used as a brothel as had been alleged before closing it down, took to their heels when the irate women realized their intentions.

According to sources close to the facility, the brothel operates 24 hours daily and is reportedly a hotspot for some  Senior High School boys who skip classes and pay as little as GHC 5.00 to patronize the services of the sex workers.

The alleged prostitutes, numbering 6, hurled insults at the officials from the Authority and shrieked at them when they tried to enter the structure.

A 36-year-old woman, believed to be one of their leaders, followed the officials from the brothel to the main Suhum-Koforidua road hurling abusive words at them and shouting “it’s my private parts, not yours. I have a right to my body and I choose what I want to do with my body. What is your problem if I choose to engage in prostitution.”

In an interview with Citi News, the Eastern Regional Manager of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Mr Frederick Adjei Rudolph, indicated that he has referred the matter to the Eastern Regional Security Council (REGSEC).

“The hostility that we were greeted with at the place did not even allow us to carry out our business. They revealed and confirmed they engage in prostitution which is illegal in this country, the place is a makeshift structure which makes it difficult for us to shut down because they are not operating as a hotel but rather they rented it from a landlord”.

“I have written a formal letter to the Eastern Regional Minister Eric Kwakye Darfour who is the head of REGSEC. The Eastern Regional Police Commander has also been served with a letter, same as the Municipal Chief Executive of Suhum. Now we will heavily rely on the police in the region to take the necessary steps and take immediate action to cause their arrest for operating illegally and in prostitution.”

The Chief of Suhum, Osabarima Ayeh Kofi, when contacted by Citi News at his palace stated that the operations of the brothel have not been brought to his attention.

“I must say I am not aware of any acts of prostitution in any part of Suhum. If something of that sort exists then it has not come to my attention, but I will call on my elders to follow up on it and help the police do their job”.

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By: Neil Nii Amatey Kanarku/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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