Dormaa Ahenkro (B/A), Nov 27, -
Uncharacteristic of many traditional rulers, Osagyefo Oseadeyo Agyemang Badu
II, the Paramount Chief of Dormaa Traditional Area, has assumed the role of a
supervisor of the on-going renovation works at the Nana Agyemang Badu I Sports
Stadium in Dormaa Ahenkro.
The personal supervision and monitoring
by the chief, was to ensure that, work is completed in earnest to meet the
deadline set out by the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) ahead of the
2018 CAF Champions League.
The Chief usually report on site
between 0080hours to 1700hours daily throughout the week to oversee activities
and acquaint himself with the progress of work.
The upgrading of the facility has become necessary following Aduana
Stars annexation of the 2016/17 Ghana Premier League title (GPL) and the team's
qualification for the CAF Championship League next year.
The facility when upgraded will
have an anti-doping centre, eight athletic tracks, a re-grassed pitch,
floodlight, two water closet toilet, four new supporters stands and an
underground pipe system designed to water the pitch during the dry season.
Barely two weeks since works on
rehabilitating the Stadium began, the Chief has always been spotted either holding
various meetings with personal aides including sub-chiefs notably the
Akyempimhene at the VIP area of the Stadium or occasionally moving from one
point to the other keeping a close eye on activities there.
Mr Kumi Obeng, one of the
supervisors maintained that Osagyefo Oseadeyo Agyemang Badu II, was keen on
seeing the project reach an advanced level, so that can take a back step to
attend to other equally important tasks due to his unstable and busy schedule.
Other personalities who usually
monitor the project, together with the chief included Mr Albert Commey, the
Chief Executive Officer of Aduana Stars, Mr George Gyewu, the Operations
Manager of Aduana Stars, Atta De Bango, Team Manager, Baba Aluta, the Welfare
Manager of Aduana Stars and some executives of the Aduana Supporters Union
among other officials.
Osagyefo's movements and
inspection at the Stadium is done in the company of his aides, but he sometimes
ignores them when he had to fetch a number of blocks himself.
Some of the residents file into
the stadium from time to time to follow progress of work.
Payment of labourers on site for
services rendered was done promptly through the Chief's personal secretary.
When the GNA asked whether the presence
of the chief at the Stadium and payment of money at the full glare of some
members of the public raises any security concerns, the Chief Superintendent
Washington Folie, the Dormaa Municipal Police Commander said there was no cause
for alarm.
"The people are his
subjects. His own people and Attah De Bango and others are usually with him all
time," he said.
A recent call for members of the
public to volunteer support particularly in re-grassing the pitch received a
massive boost and patronage as many men and women had turned up in their
working gears wielding tools such as rakes, shovels and wheel barrows to
contribute to works on the pitch with speed.
They have been drawn from
different parts of Dormaa from areas such as Danyame, Kurin, Aboabo among other
communities.
GNA
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