The meeting was attended by Madam Elikplim Akurugu, the Municipal Chief Executive; Mr Paul Bright Mintah, the Presiding Member; Dr Mrs Elizabeth Deletsa, the Municipal Coordinating Director; and various Heads of Departments, who responded to concerns raised by participants.

Officials from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) were also present and briefed the gathering on the causes of intermittent power outages in the municipality.

In a welcome address read on her behalf, Madam Akurugu emphasised the importance of periodically accounting to citizens in a participatory democracy to ensure transparency and accountability in governance.

She noted that the inputs, suggestions, and development needs of residents were critical to the formulation and implementation of the Assembly’s development agenda aimed at improving living standards.

Madam Akurugu further stated that democratic governance prioritises citizen participation in decision-making, adding that the Town Hall Meeting serves as one of the constitutionally mandated platforms for such engagement.

Presenting the 2025 Annual Action Plan, Madam Margaret Amemasor, the Municipal Planning Officer, said the Assembly achieved slightly over 90 per cent of its planned activities in the year under review.

She cited activities such as road reshaping and maintenance, school rehabilitation, and the provision of desks to public schools.

Despite these achievements, Madam Amemasor indicated that the Assembly continues to face challenges including recurrent flooding, inadequate funding, encroachment on public lands, drug abuse, and child neglect.

She highlighted sanitation as a key development priority and announced the launch of the 24-hour Clean Ga East campaign, which will be strictly enforced to maintain cleanliness in the environment and along major streets.

She added that measures were being implemented to enhance the mobilisation of Internally Generated Funds (IGF) to support development projects in the municipality.

Educating participants on the Operation Clean Your Frontage campaign, Ing. Charles Asabre Ampomah, the Municipal Environmental Health Officer, said the 24-hour Clean Ga East initiative aims to improve sanitation, public health, and environmental sustainability.

He described the initiative as a renewed commitment by the Assembly to environmental stewardship and stressed that maintaining a clean environment is a shared responsibility.

Ing. Ampomah called on stakeholders—including government officials, traditional authorities, community leaders, and residents—to demonstrate sustained commitment toward addressing sanitation challenges in the municipality.

During an open forum, participants raised concerns about intermittent power outages, drug abuse, and encroachment on public lands.

In her closing remarks, Dr Mrs Deletsa thanked participants for their active engagement and assured them that the Assembly would address the concerns raised in line with its development plans.

She also urged residents to support the Assembly’s development programmes by paying their taxes and complying with its bye-laws.