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SAGNARIGU:Darkness in communities to be a thing of the past – DCE

Mrs Mariam Iddrisu, the District Chief Executive of Sagnarigu in the Northern Region has said darkness in the Municipality would soon become the thing of the past as streetlights would be restored in all communities.

Date Created : 11/15/2017 3:55:09 AM : Story Author : Cliff

She said the broken and faulty streetlights in Gurugu, Kanvili, Gumani Junction, Kamina Barracks, Wovogu and Wovoguma of the municipality have all been restored to provide security for residents in the area.

In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Mrs Iddrisu said the streetlights were fixed with the assembly’s Internal Generated Funds (IGF) and that other communities will soon get their fair share of the street lightening project.

She said it is the goal of the assembly to develop the area and help improve the living standards of the residents, adding that, “for the for the past six months on my assumption of office as the DCE, I have put the assembly on the spotlight and this has become a centre of attraction for investors.”

Mrs Iddrisu said the lack of security lights in the area is a threat to the lives and property of the people in surrounding communities, adding that, the assembly has resolved to extend the street lightening project to all sectors and also ensure that all communities are connected to the national grid.

She said the municipality was faced with many challenges but expressed optimism that some of the major challenges soon be dealt with.

The DCE said the assembly has outlined some plans to improve on its IGF mobilization and that among the strategies being put in place includes setting up a computerized data base for all registered businesses.

In this regard, she said, the assembly has tasked all assembly members and electoral area coordinators to gather data of all small businesses in their various communities.

“The assembly would introduce an electronic system of revenue collection and engage more revenue collectors to increase its revenue base. All the businesses registered under us would be made to register on e-zwich so that revenue can be collected via the e-zwich system to prevent embezzlement and for which at least 20 per cent of the IGF can be used for physical projects.”

Mrs Iddrisu said the assembly also has plans to build an ultra-modern market, open up the road network system and the establishment of a municipal hospital.

Mr Alhassan, a resident of Kanvili, commended the DCE for walking the talk in fulfilling her promise to fix the broken and faulty streetlights in her jurisdiction.

He made a passionate appeal to Mrs Iddrisu to fix the Kanvilli community roads which was in a very deplorable state, adding “the homes of many do get flooded whenever it rains and the whole area of Kanvilli and its surroundings becomes inaccessible”.

Amadu Kamil Sanah