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Tano North Municipal Assembly holds assembly meeting

The Second Ordinary meeting of the Eight Session of the Tano North Municipal Assembly has been held in Duayaw Nkwanta.

Date Created : 1/17/2022 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Agyeman K. Barnie/Ghanadistricts.com

The Assembly meeting which held at the Assembly’s conference hall saw dignitaries such as the MCE for Tano North, Hon. Ernest Kwarteng, Hon. Adom – Agyei Kenneth, the Presiding Member for Tano North, Mr. Eric Anarfi, Municipal coordinating Director, the Security Agencies, Heads of Department, Assembly Members.

The presiding member of the Assembly, Adom – Agyei Kenneth in an opening address thanked the Finance sub-committee of the Assembly and management for making time to prepare the Assembly’s budget for 2022.

He indicated that the budget would help to address some of the departmental issues confronting the Municipality and urged all participants to do their best in the discharge of their duties to ensure the Municipality is developed.

The Municipal Chief Executive of the area, Mr Ernest Kwarteng commended all and sundry for supporting him both spiritually and physically to make his nomination a success.

He appealed to Assembly Members to do all they could to ensure peace continues to prevail in their electoral areas.

On his part, Mr George Boakye, the Ahafo Regional Minister, who grace the occasion commended Assembly members, Heads of Department and Nananom for supporting the Municipal Chief Executive to implement the government’s policies and programmes to improve the living standards of the people.

He said the sanitation situation in Ahafo Region has improved but urged management of the Assembly to put strategic measures in place to handle sanitary issues in the Municipality as enshrined in local governance Act, 2016 (Act, 936).

He hinted that Government in collaboration with Zoom Lion has established Waste Management Plant at Goaso to address the sanitary issues in the region and thus seized the opportunity to inform all to support government in the implementation of sanitation's policies.

He was quick to add that, government is working assiduously to create jobs for the teaming youth and advised the younger generation to refrain from undertaking illegal activities.

Assembly members in the area were also presented with motorbikes to enhance their work.

Presenting the motorbikes, the Ahafo Regional Minister, Mr George Boakye, said the motorbikes would help Assembly Members to work hard to improve development in their Electoral Areas.

He urged Assembly Members to come together as one people to do more developmental projects for the Municipality since they would be judged by the younger generation.

The Minister also advised them to adhere to the culture of maintenance so as to prolong the life span of the motorbikes.