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Nadowli-Kaleo Assembly holds second ordinary meeting

The District Chief Executive for the Nadowli-Kaleo, Hon. Katherine T. Lankono has being appealing to farmers who benefited from the government's Planting for Food and Jobs programme fertilizer and inputs policy to pay back whatever is owed to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture so that same can be extended to other farmers who did not benefit from the programme last year.

Date Created : 4/23/2018 8:44:38 AM : Story Author : Muniru Ibrahim/Ghanadistricts.com

According to her, the default rate for the repayment of the subsidy by farmers is high.

This was presented in a report by Hon. Katherine T. Lankono during the second ordinary meeting of the Nadowli-Kaleo District Assembly on 19th April, 2018.

Under the one village one dam flagship programme, she reported that some sites have been identified for the construction of ten dug outs in the district, she said the beneficiary communities have already been informed and sensitized on the projects. Feasibility studies have also been carried out by the project engineers to pave way for the award of the projects.

The communities are Nanvilli, Siruu, Kulpieni, Kpazie, Serekpere, Biire, Tangasia, Kuuri, Janguasi and Change all in the Nadowli-Kaleo District Assembly.

She admonished the beneficiary communities to co-operate with the project team and contractors for the smooth execution and early completion of the projects.

On education, it was revealed that the Ministry of Education has awarded for the construction of 2-Unit Kindergarten Block with Dinning Hall at Meguo and 2-Unit Kindergarten Block with Dinning Hall at Duong.she said both projects are at finishing stages.

Madame Katherine indicated that, under the infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme, government has awarded contracts for the construction of six modern institutional toilets with water closet facilities in Jang Market, McCoy Collage of Education, Nadowli-District Hospital, St. Augustines Senior High Technical School, Kaleo Senior High Technical School and Takpo Senior High Technical School,each of the toilets is with a mechanized borehole.

For employment, she indicated that thirty-six youth under the community protection personnel module have been trained and handed over to the District Police Command and ten(10) more will be trained later this month, she added that beneficiaries under the module have also had an increase in their allowances from GHC 250.000 to GHC 360.00