From Richard Owusu-Akyaw
The Amansie West District Assembly has decided to use its share of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) of GH¢368,147.59, as the allocation for the first and second quarters of the year, for the completion of selected projects in the district.
The District Chief Executive, Mr. Alex Kwame Bonsu, announced at the special general meeting of the Assembly at Manso-Nkwanta recently, that the Assembly would engage itself in the construction of a 6-unit classroom block, with office, staff common room, and library at
Manso-Aponapon, and the construction of a 4-unit teachers’ bungalow at the Mansoman Senior High School at Manso-Atwere.
Other projects to be considered under the said funding include the construction of a 4-unit teachers’ bungalow at Manso-Adubia Senior High School, and the construction of a 4-unit teachers’ bungalow at Esaase-Bontefufuom Senior /Technical School.
He announced that the drilling and mechanisation of a borehole at the Abuoso Clinic, drilling and mechanisation of borehole at Manso-Odaho, the construction of a children’s ward at Manso-Nkwanta, the procurement of building materials to support community-initiated projects,
construction of a 3-unit classroom block at Mosikrom (DDF), completion of teachers’ quarters at Manso-Brofoyedru, construction of 3-unit kindergarten block at Mim/Domi, construction of a 3-unit classroom block at Pakyi No.1, and the renovation of the residence of the District Chief
Executive at Manso-Nkwanta, under various interventions considered for implementation before the end of the year.
The DCE gave the assurance that despite the bad nature of most of the roads in the district, the Kumpese-Datano-Keniago, Antoakrom-Ahwerewa, Moseaso-Abodease-Korko, Akropong-Kobeda, Kwakokrom Junction-Kwakokrom; Dawuaso-Nkyeremia (Pakyi No.6 and 7) Abore-Nkaasu, Adubia-Ajarjokrom, Mim-Domi-Odaho, Agroyesum-Ankam, Manso-Nkran-Edwenase roads, among others, would be reshaped.
The Assembly, he said, was about to form a Technical Committee to work for the implementation of the street naming and house numbering project before the end of the year.
Meanwhile, the General Assembly has unanimously approved recommendations by the executive committees that the Ghana Education Service (GES) provides the list of final year teacher trainees to the District Assembly for support of GH¢200 each.
It was also recommended that the Assembly should complete all uncompleted Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) projects in the district.
The General Assembly also wants the administration to liaise with chiefs and landlords to secure land for waste disposal sites, especially in the large communities, and that the communities should agree with miners on their social responsibilities before they are allowed to start mining in the area.