Buabeng Chief Urges Community to Harness Tourist Centers
Nana Owusu Damoah Ameyaw III, the chief of Buabeng in the Nkoranza North district of Bono East Region, has called on community members to help develop and sustain Ghana's tourist centers. Specifically, he emphasized the importance of the Buabeng-Fiema monkey sanctuary.
"The Buabeng-Fiema monkey sanctuary is a unique natural and cultural heritage site that has the potential to drive economic growth in our community," Nana Owusu Damoah Ameyaw III said in an interview on Fabea FM's Showbiz program.
"We need to work together to harness this resource and create jobs and opportunities for our people", he added.
The chief noted that the sanctuary, which is home to two monkey species, has already gained recognition and is contributing to socio-economic development in the area.
However, he emphasized that more needs to be done to develop the site and attract more tourists.
"I urge our community members, municipal and district authorities, and NGOs to collaborate and support the development of the sanctuary," Nana Owusu Damoah Ameyaw III said.
"We also call on our MPs to advocate for more investment in the tourist center and to support initiatives that promote sustainable tourism," Nana appealed.
The chief also cautioned against activities that harm the environment, such as bush fires, and threatened to invoke curses on those responsible.
"We cannot sit back and watch people destroy our natural resources for their own interests," he said.
In conclusion, Nana Owusu Damoah Ameyaw III urged community members to commit to protecting the environment and developing the tourist center for the benefit of all.
Source: Apiah-Kubi - Fabea FM.
Since 2003 the students from the University of Calgary Canada and other Teaching Assistance lead by Professor Pascale Sicotte, (Head of Anthropology and Archeology Department) have every year visited Boabeng Fiema Monkey Sanctuary to embark on their Field school. This field school has since played a very important aspect of the students’ academic exercise; these are students graduating for their undergraduate, Masters and PHD under the Anthropology Department of the University.
