The Municipal Chief Executive for Jomoro, Hon. Louisa Iris Arde together with the Municipal Coordinating Director, Mrs Joyce Akosua Amgmorteh Miezah, graced the commemoration of the 2022 African Border Day held at Elubo under the theme ”Challenges of the Cross-Border, Cooperation and Management of Shared Resources”.

In attendance was the Special Advisor to the Cote D’ Ivoire’s Prime Minister, His Excellency Daouda Quattara, the Technical Coordinator for Transboundary Cooperation, Mr Nurudine Oyewole, the Western Regional Minister, Hon. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, the Security Services of both Elubo, Noe Border, the Chiefs and the Media.

In addressing the gathering the Hon. MCE said that the commemoration had coincided with the GREEN GHANA INITIATIVE which seeks to create a collective action towards the restoration of degraded landscapes in the country, mitigate climate change and inculcate in the youth the values of planting and nurturing trees and their associated benefits together with other activities that had been lined up.

She expressed gratitude for the cordial relationship and peace that had existed between Ghana and Ivory Coast and admonished all to uphold the strength and unity to deal with terrorism in the sub-region

As part of activities for the commemoration, health Screening was done for people to determine potential health disorders such as diabetes, hypertension etc. at French Nungua, Ghana Nungu.

Hon. Louisa Iris Arde addressed the negative impact of the border closure of Ivory Coast on the Ghanaian Economy and admonished the Government of Ivory Coast to consider reopening it.

The Special Advisor to the Cote D’Ivoire’s Prime, Minister His Excellency, Daouda Quattara expressed his gratitude to the government of Ghana for the peaceful relationship that has existed between Ghana and the Ivory Coast. He said that the government of Cote D’Ivoire had pledged his unflinching support to collaborate with the sub-region to fight terrorism.

The Hon. MCE and MCD together with the security personnel from Ivory Coast and Ghana proceeded to French Nungua, Ghana Nungua and, Cocoatown to inaugurate mechanized boreholes that had been constructed by the Ghana Immigration Service in conjunction with the Jomoro Municipal Assembly.