Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly holds General Assembly Meeting
The Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly on Thursday 8th July, 2021 held its First Ordinary Meeting of the 3rd Session of the 7th Assembly at the Municipal Assembly Hall. The Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Simon Kweku Tetteh in his address to the house highlighted on some developments in the assembly in areas such as, General Administration, security, finance, health, education, agriculture etc. Touching on the Internal Generated fund Hon. Simon Kweku Tetteh indicated that the Assembly collected GH¢417,413.26 out of the total budget estimated of GH¢ 1,825,700.00 representing 22.86%. He added that work on the construction of the Agormanya market stores, 1.2km Canan-Kpanyas roads, Business Resource Center on the office premises and many other projects going on steadily. He also hinted of some new projects that are about to commence in the Municipality.
He further urged Hon. Assembly members to fully support the on-going 2021 Population and Housing Census in the municipality and the country as a whole. In addition to that the Municipal Chief Executive appealed to all to observe the COVID-19 protocols as stipulated by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana in order to curb the spread of the deadly virus in the municipality and the country as a whole.
Hon. Assembly members discussed the address of the municipal chief executive and also the report from the executive committee of the Assembly. They also had the opportunity to discuss issues or concerns of their electoral areas and the municipality as a whole.
The Member Presiding, Hon. Wilfred Ayerh Kofi Zhando in his address also encouraged Hon. Assembly members to give of their best in the face of the challenge that bedeviled the Assembly. He urged all to continue to educate and sensitize the general public on the need to pay taxes and revenues to the Assembly in order for the Assembly to embark on more development projects for the municipality.
He again urged all Hon. Assembly members to continue to educate the general public on the functions of the Assembly in delivering better service for the good people of the municipality.