The Asantehene, has stated that he cannot depend on politicians for developmental projects in the Ashanti region .
During a courtesy call by the World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa on Junaury 10, 2025, the Asantehene stressed the importance of infrastructure and called for a social contract to effectively drive development. "In terms of development, if we have the infrastructure everything will be fine.
I cannot depend on the politicians for my development. "I don't want to depend on them, so let's have a social contract and then we do it," Asantehene said to the World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa.
He insisted that the project coordinator should be a resident of Kumasi to ensure better coordination and efficiency. "I don't know what is delaying it, but the project office should be here.
