Akoma FM’s ‘Me Mpotemu Keteke’ stopover at Suame Magazine attracted hundreds of artisans, spare parts dealers, businesses and inhabitants within the enclave to discuss issues of local and national interest.
Me Mpotemu (Community issues), an offshoot of Akoma FM’s flagship show, ‘GhanAkoma’, has been designed to draw radio closer to the people to discuss and find solutions to issues affecting their daily lives and businesses.
The outdoor event which has been set on wheels (Me Mpotemu Keteke) is an outside broadcast version of Akoma FM’s current affairs and political show GhanAkoma and on Friday August 26 pitched camp at the biggest garage and industrial hub in West Africa – Suame Magazine.
The programme was a crowd puller, saw hundreds of artisans, residents, businesses and passersby who trooped to the forum to share their ideas on national issues especially issues within their communities.
Identifiable groups such as Akoma FM Fan Club members represented at the forum as well as representatives from the Suame Magazine Industrial Development Organization (SMIDO) and other opinion leaders within the industrial enclave.
A major issue that was topical and took centre stage at the forum was the fast deterioration of the Cedi, a situation that most of the spare parts dealers complained had been taking a toll on their businesses. Another issue that popped up was poor road networks within the industrial enclave, especially routes that connect adjoining communities.
Gracing the public forum was Municipal Chief Executive for the area, Maxwell Fosu Boakye; a former Communications Director for the NPP in the Ashanti Region, Kwasi Kyei and Deputy Communication Director for opposition NDC in the region Kwaku Asafo Agyei.
Akoma FM’s Me Mpotemu Keteke afforded patrons who trooped to the forum in their numbers a platform to share their ideas. They took turns to ask questions baffling them and also had the chance to meet their duty bearers (MCE, Assembly members) to discuss their personal issues for prompt reactions and interventions.
Municipal Chief Executive for Suame, Maxwell Fosu Boakye delivering his keynote address at the forum described the event as “a novel initiative that all other media houses must follow suit as a strategy to take the radio to the peoples’ doorstep and discuss their challenges and problems for possible solutions.”
He further encouraged the organizers ( Akoma FM) to ensure the ‘Keteke’ stops at all vantage points and communities within Kumasi and beyond to help throw more light on their problems.
The programme is set to make another major stop at Race Course – one of Kumasi’s biggest open air markets. The plan is to gather the traders and give them listening ears to their pertinent issues.
By Nana Asenso-Mensah|AkomaFM|Onuaonline.com
