The Member of Parliament for Oforikrom in Ashanti Region, Dr Emmanuel Marfo, has handed over a police station and a 6-bedroom apartment to the police administration.
He took over a self-help project initiated by the community but was stalled due to lack of funding and completed it.
Appiadu, Kokoben, Emina and Boadu are communities in the Oforikrom Municipality in the Ashanti region, with a population of over 2,000 inhabitants.
Rampant robbery incidents, especially on traders, has been a source of worry to the community, hence the initiative to construct a police station to serve the communities.
But the community self-help project stalled for years due to lack of funding.
The MP intervened to complete the police station and the 6-bedroom apartment for the police.
Residents are hopeful the projects will help fight crime in the area.
The police station comes with a charge and Station Officer’s offices, Cell and washrooms.
The bungalow consists of five single room self-contained and station officer's apartments.
The Chief of Appiadu, Odeefour Yaw Barima II wants the police presence felt in the communities to reduce crime.
The MP, Dr. Emmanuel Marfo, also cut-sod for the construction of a district educational and health center.
According to him, the two-story building will be fully-funded by him as his legacy projects for his constituents.
He says the completion of the project in two years will ease the cost of renting for the two institutions.
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