Growing public pressure is urging the Bono Regional Minister to prioritise the rehabilitation of the Sunyani Children’s Park.
The only children’s park in Sunyani is currently in a state of disrepair, overwhelmed by waste and reportedly frequented by individuals facing mental health challenges.
In response, Sunyani-based broadcast journalist Lawrence Yeboah Gyan has launched a social media campaign, calling on authorities to rehabilitate the long-neglected facility.
“In the 90s, people used to come here to read and borrow books, but the place has been left to deteriorate, the place has become the abode for persons with mental challenges. I am urging the Regional Minister and the Municipal Chief Executive to ensure the place is redeveloped,” he told Channel One News.
Once a bustling hub for recreation and learning, the Sunyani Children’s Park has deteriorated into a shadow of its former self. The park’s library, once a centre of curiosity and education, now lies abandoned and unused.
The grounds are littered with refuse, and the space has become an informal shelter for vulnerable individuals. Despite repeated calls over the years, tangible steps toward redevelopment have not been taken.
Pupils from various basic schools in Sunyani have shared their dismay over the park’s condition and voiced a desire to see it restored.
Valice Boahene of Police Experimental School, on his part, said, ” The park needs to be redeveloped so that we can get a place to play.”
Parents have also weighed in, expressing both concern and hope for the park’s future.
Osei Laar noted, ” We can not allow this to continue; something urgently needs to be done to redevelop it to serve its intended purpose.”
Vincent Antwi Agyei, the Municipal Chief Executive for Sunyani East, has responded by outlining proposed plans for the park’s redevelopment.
He disclosed, ” It is my wish that by the time I leave office as MCE, the park would have received a facelift.”
Source: myghanadaily
