Assembly-members of the newly inaugurated Biakoye District on Thursday questioned the "habitual absence" of their Member of Parliament (MP), Mr Kwasi Bandua from programmes of the district.

The newly inaugurated Biakoye District, accumulated a net amount of GH¢1.548 million as its share of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) between 2008 and the third quarter of 2010.

Mr Joseph Amenowode, Volta Regional Minister presented the Instrument of Appointment to Nana Akata Luis, Biakoye District Chief Executive (DCE) and advised him to work in harmony with the traditional authorities. 

Nana Okoto Kofi III, Paramount Chief of Nkonya has urged people from the newly inaugurated Biakoye District Assembly to forge unity of purpose and reposition themselves to accelerate development.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has launched a three-month pilot project, aimed at minimizing the incidence of over-reading of meters and over-billing of customers countrywide.