THE chiefs and people of Liati-Wote in the Hohoe Municipality, have held a durbar to celebrate their annual Afadjato/Tagbo Tsikeke Festival at Wote at the weekend.
The climax of the week-long festival, which had as its theme; “Promoting Community Development and Well-being through Eco-tourism”, was the inauguration of a GH¢12, 000.00 tourist reception centre built by the people.
The centre is meant to receive guests who want to climb the Afadjato, the highest mountain in the country.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Joseph Amenowode, the Volta Regional Minister and Member of Parliament for Hohoe South, said the region was blessed with several historical and tourist sites, which should be capitalised to generate revenue for development.
Mr Amenowode, who is a citizen of the area, said the region was blessed with many tourist attractions and asked the people to put up hospitality centres to provide accommodation and catering services to promote the development of the industry.
The minister was accompanied by seven other ministers, including Mr Yieleh Chireh, Minister of Local Government and his deputy Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, as well as the various regional co-ordinating directors.
In a speech read on her behalf, Ms Zita Okaikoe, Minister of Tourism, called on Ghanaians to show interest in domestic tourism.
On the conditions of the poor road network in the area, she said the ministry was trying to get the Ministry of Finance to provide funds for such roads so that they could force the Ministry of Roads and Highway to work on them.
That, she said, was on the realisation that tourism had become a major foreign exchange earner to the country.
In a speech read on his behalf, Mr Joseph Gidisu, Minister of Roads and Highways, said the ministry was gradually working to improve roads in the area.
Earlier in a welcoming address, Togbe Kodadza V, Chief of Liati Wote, commended the government for the provision of infrastructural facilities and social amenities in the area and made an appeal that the road network in the area be given a facelift.
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