Nyarko Asumadu Appiah, Chief of Akyem Wenchi in the Kwaebibirem District, has appealed for government to check illegal gold mining in the area. He said the activity was destroying the environment, posed economic and health hazards and had serious implications for the town and its environs. Daasebre Asumadu Appiah was speaking at a grand durbar at Akyem Wenchi on Tuesday to officially outdoor him as the new chief of the town. He said the situation was alarming to the extent that if care was not taken the consequences would sooner than later become unbearable. Daasebre Asumadu Appiah appealed to his people to make conscious efforts to promote peace and tranquility in the town adding “Wherever there is peace, there is stability and development”. He appealed to the youth to take their education, vocations and trades very seriously and do away with indiscipline, lawlessness and unnecessary idling. Daasebre Asumadu Appiah tasked parents to show commitment and dedication to the upbringing of their children and to do everything within their power to educate them, especially the girls. He appealed to the government to pay more attention to farmers by providing them with assistance to expand their farms. Mr Mohammed Ahmed Baba Jamal, the Deputy Eastern Regional Minister, said work would soon start on a water project for the town. Source: GNA