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MCE Engages Traditional Council

Municipal Chief Executive Alexander Obour Damoah has held stakeholders' engagement with the Wenchi Traditional Council.

Date Created : 1/5/2022 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Amuzu Kpodo/ Ghanadistricts.com

The meeting formed part of efforts and opportunity for the MCE to familiarize himself with the traditional authorities as major stakeholders of development. It was also to interact with them on major developmental issues and ways to tackle the associated challenges facing the progress of the Municipality.

Interacting with the revered Chiefs of the Council, the Chief Executive expressed his heartfelt appreciation and profound gratitude to them for their prayers and support during his Nomination, Confirmation and Assumption of the position of Municipal Chief Executive.

He reiterated his commitment and calls to be father for all and would continually open his doors for everybody.

He assured of regular engagements with the revered Council on the development agenda of the Municipality. He noted the Assembly's resolve to stop stray animals from roaming in the heart of the town and occupying homes and office premises. The animals would be impounded and the owners arrested and prosecuted. He advised the owners to keep their animals in kraals.

The MCE expressed concern about the boldness of some developers and individuals to encroach on lands of state institutions and those earmarked for development. He urged the House to devise measures to curb the practice.

The Council made some requests to the Municipal Chief Executive; It asked for speedy completion of projects such as Wenchi Sports Field, Community Centre, Township roads/Inner City roads, bridge at Low Cost - Magazine area and Wenchi Water Project. The Council also asked for 30% of the Market Tolls/Revenue generated quarterly.

The Chiefs asked the MCE to get an official vehicle for the Traditional Council.The Council charged the Assembly to construct a Warehouse as temporal hub for the large tonnes of cashew being transported from the area. It called for a unique identity for cashew being produced in the area.

They questioned why Wenchi was not captured in the government's Agenda 111 Health Infrastructure Projects and thus charged the MCE to lobby for inclusion to have a government hospital in Wenchi. They called for the development of Tomacan Company Ltd to create jobs for the teeming youth.

The Chiefs expressed grave concern about the slow pace of development in the area. Management of the Community Water & Sanitation Agency (CWSA) briefed the Traditional Council on the recent acute water shortage in Wenchi due to technical faults in pumps.