He said this when the Asunafo North MP who is also the Deputy Sports Minister, Evans Opoku Bobie, some party executives and sports journalists in Ahafo paid a visit to his palace to officially inform him of the construction of the Astroturf at Goaso and also to introduce the contractor to him.

In an interview with Adom News, Nana Kwasi Bosomprah explained that, his criticisms of the government are meant to hold duty-bearers accountable for the pace of development in his community.

“I do not hate the government. You know what I am saying is the truth and when I’m speaking the truth I do not fear anyone except God. Let us think of Ghana first. Everyone looking at me today can see how happy I am because my expectations have been met. I have the park I wanted” he stated.

Nana Kwasi Bosomprah urged other traditional leaders to speak up for the development of their communities, rather than aligning themselves to a particular political party.

The Asunafo North MP and the Deputy Sports Minister, Evans Opoku Bobie revealed that, the funds for the Astroturf project is secure and there would be no delays in completing it.

According to him, the Astroturf which is expected to be completed within six months will unearth football talents in Ahafo, and expressed his gratitude to the Akufo-Addo-led government.

“There is enough money to get the Astroturf completed early. We had only two Astroturf in Ghana before the current government. But today we have 153 turfs. The President has helped the sports infrastructure department which is helping young ones to develop their talents” he added.

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According to him, the media can wreck havoc in any nation with just their pen if not well remunerated by their employers.

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Journalists across the world have called for an end to attacks on them in their line of work as events to mark the 2018 World Press Freedom Day came to an end last Thursday.

At a joint event organized by UNESCO and the government of Ghana in Accra, they signed a communiqué which called on media outlets to provide fair payment, working conditions and insurance for media workers.

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The participants called on UNESCO to support and train journalists in the area of digital safety and security including the use of open and other technologies.

In support, Nana Bosomprah II, on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem, Friday also called on government to pay journalists just as public servants.

He indicated that, a hungry journalist was more dangerous than an armed robber thus a journalist’s welfare should be taken very seriously.

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The Goaso chief believes the motive behind the celebrations may become another talk shop if stakeholders and industry players do not take steps to make the total welfare of the journalist a priority.

“I interact with a lot of journalists so I know majority of them are not paid well; this is very dangerous for our country. I appeal to government to support them”, he added.

Nana Bosomprah II also challenged owners of media houses to pay journalists better salaries to enable them discharge their duties in line with professional ethics.