President John Dramani Mahama on Friday observed that the only way Ghana could develop and forge ahead is through consistent peace and unity among the people.
He said: "Perennial conflicts and disunity will remain a bane to our (Ghana's) development if we do not fight hard to resist all forms of violence and misconduct in our daily activities."
President Mahama made the observation when he joined the chiefs and people of Odumase Krobo to celebrate their annual Anyaklo Ngmayem festival.
The festival, which is agriculturally-oriented, is a homecoming event, which enables the indigenes to come home to give thanks for bountiful harvest, pray for abundance yield in the succeeding years, and settle their differences to forge ahead for development.
The celebration also provides an opportunity for the people to display their rich culture heritage through drumming, singing and dancing.
President Mahama announced that the expansion of Kpong Hydro water project would help to provide adequate water supplies to all communities in the Krobo areas.
He called on the people to throw their support behind the government behind to achieve their development goals.
He said government would refurbish and expand all technical and vocational schools as a way of giving opportunities to skilled Ghanaians to take up technical responsibilities in the society.
The President said government would also train more teachers to account for the heavy deficit in the profession and offer the opportunity for deprived schools to receive adequate qualified teachers.
He announced that the Agormanya market had been awarded on contract and would be provided with stores, sheds and stalls.
Nene Sakite II, Konor of Manya pleaded with government to work on roads in the area, which he said had deteriorated over the years.
He called on the people to bury their differences and support government to provide them with all the necessary development projects.