The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has granted approval for the construction of an airport at Kwahu in the Eastern Region.
This is according to Mpraeso Member of Parliament (MP), Davis Ansah Opoku
The proposed Kwahu Airport Limited will be located at the Nkwantanag-Ahinase in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region according to the revelation.
Backing his claim, Davis Ansah Opoku followed his disclosure on a Facebook timeline with a picture of the permit granted accompanied by – “EPA Permit secured! Kwahu Airport Limited.”
Earlier, MP for Abetifi, Bryan Acheampong, had said the airport would help propel development in the region as well as create jobs for the youth.
“Kwahu Airport Limited will be a catalyst for development in Kwahu in the next 10 to 20 years to come,” Acheampong said in Twi.
The airport he had said was one of the ways to create between 50,000 to 150,000 jobs in the area.