Western north: The Western North Regional branch of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has climaxed this year's National Chocolate Day celebrations with a donation to inmates of Sefwi Bekwai, Wiawso, and Bibiani police cells.
According to Ghana News Agency, the items donated included bars of chocolate, drinks, and sachet water. Officers at the three police district cells also received a bar of chocolate each. Mr. Michael Kpingbi, Western North Regional Director of GTA, stated that tourism is everyone's business and the Authority cares about everyone, hence the donation.
He explained that promoting local products like chocolate, which has high nutritional value, would contribute to the country's economic growth and encouraged people to derive health benefits from consuming it. Mr. Kpingbi noted that the theme for this year's celebration, 'Eat chocolate, stay Healthy, and Grow Ghana, Experience and Share the cocoa Love', underscored the importance of cocoa products in daily life.
He encouraged Ghanaians to make consuming cocoa products, especially chocolate, a habit beyond Chocolate Day for better health and economic growth. Police personnel on duty expressed gratitude to GTA for the donation, saying it brought smiles to the inmates' faces and reminded them that the state cares about them.
The gesture was seen to promote the consumption of local cocoa products and support the economic growth of the country. GTA's efforts to promote local cocoa products align with the government's initiative to boost the cocoa sector and improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers, Mr. Kpingbi added.