Accra, July 10, GNA- The Paramount chief of the Anum Traditional Area, Akusiaku Brempong Kumi Sasraku VIII, has released 1000 acres of land located at Anum in the Eastern region to the Ghana Prisons Service.

The land was to be used as training School and farmland to expand the prisons agricultural activities. 

Akusiaku Brempong Kumi Sasraku VIII made this announcement at a meeting with the Minister for the Interior Alhaji Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka (MP) and the Director-General of Prisons, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (ESQ) and some members of the Prisons Directorate and Anum Traditional Area.

The Minister, therefore directed that the necessary documentation in acquiring the land be made immediately.

He said the gesture by the Paramount Chief of Anum would not only benefit the Prisons but would also create jobs for the Anum Community.

The release of the Land comes at the right time to push the strategic direction of the Director-General in expanding Prisons agricultural activities to support the feed Ghana project.

Present at the meeting were the Deputy Director-General of Prisons in charge of Operations Dr. Francis Omane Addo, the Chief Director at the ministry of interior Mrs. Doreen P. Annan, the Director of Prisons in charge of Technical DOP Gloria Essando (ESQ), Apagyahene of Anum traditional area Nana Amoh Kotokro.

The rest were the Director of Prisons in charge of Agriculture Mr. Ali Kwaku Ababio, Director of Prisons in charge of Welfare DOP Millicent Owusu, Acheampemhene of Anum Dr. Berima Obeng Dompreh and the Ahenemmahene of Anum traditional area Berima Osei Kwadwo and some senior Prisons Officers.

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