[ 2021-03-06 ]

AngloGold Ashanti Ghana hands over 1.3km asphalted road

By Dominic Antwi Agyei

Obuasi (Ash), Mar. 05, Mr Simon Osei-Mensah,
Ashanti Regional Minister-designate, has lauded
AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine, for
constructing a 1.
3 kilometre stretch of the Obuasi township roads.

The project, he said, would help facilitate
socio-economic activities in the mining town, and
therefore, entreated the people to take good care
of it to prolong its lifespan.

Mr Osei-Mensah, speaking at the inauguration and
handing-over of the road project at a ceremony at
Obuasi, said the mining town had good development
prospects given its rich natural resources.

The construction, fully funded by the company at
the cost of one million US Dollars (US$1 million),
was executed by Knatto Complex Limited.

It comprised a drainage system and laying of
asphalt from Kunka Junction to Shell Filling
Station, and the road is expected to serve as a
link to neighbouring towns such as Dunkwa, Jacobu
and Kumasi.

The project formed part of the AGA’s Social
Management Plan to improve the infrastructure
architecture of Obuasi.

Mr Osei-Mensah said the government was grateful to
the AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine for being worthy
partners of development.

The authorities, he said, would continue to
collaborate with the management to improve the
socio-economic lives of the people, and urged the
people to avail themselves of the intervention
programmes provided by the company for their
wellbeing.

Mr Eric Asubonteng, Managing Director of AGA, said
as part of the redevelopment of the Obuasi Mine,
AngloGold Ashanti launched the three-year Social
Management Plan.

The concept, he noted, aimed at diversifying the
local economy as well as improving the
infrastructure development of the mining town to
ensure host communities were better off.

He indicated that AngolGold Ashanti through
positive engagement and development for mutual
benefit across all stages of the mine life cycle,
focused on contributing to the development of
economically, socially and physically-resilient
societies.

Mr Asubonteng was hopeful that the project would
help improve road safety, availability of
pedestrian facilities as well as a reduction in
dust pollution.

It would also ease transportation of the people,
goods and services as well as boost economic
activities in the area.

The AGA Managing Director observed that the
project fit well into the Sustainable Development
Goal (SDG) Nine (9) - industry, innovation and
infrastructure.

He was optimistic that the collaboration between
the Mine and the Obuasi Municipal and Obuasi-East
District Assemblies would help build resilient
infrastructure within the communities in which the
company operated.

Nana Amoanimaa Dede II, the Queen of Adansi,
expressed her gratitude to AngloGold Ashanti for
thinking about the welfare of commuters of the
road.

Source - GNA

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