Month: March 2023

Handing over of a newly completed 2-unit WC toilet facility to the management of Odumase Health Center

On March 16, 2023, Hon. Simon Kweku Tetteh, MCE for Lower Manya Krobo Municipality, handed over a newly completed 2-unit WC toilet facility to the management of Odumase Health Center.
The new facility comes as a big relief to the health center, which has been through several challenges and now has a comfortable place of convenience for both staff and clients of the health center with baby delivery capability.
Victoria Poavri, head of the Odumase Health Center, said this facility will help improve their commitment to deliver quality health care services to the general public, and he used the opportunity to express his heartiest appreciation to Hon. Simon Kweku Tetteh, MCE for Lower Manya Krobo Municipality, for providing them with this modern facility.
The Hon. MCE was accompanied by the Presiding Member of the Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly, Hon. Tetteh Wilfred Ayerh Kofi Zhando, and some other staff of the Assembly.

66th INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION AT LARSI PARK ODUMASE KROBO

The 66th Independence Anniversary celebration in the Lower Many Krobo Municipality was observed yesterday at Laasi park.
The celebration brought together Eighteen schools comprising of ( Four) 4 primary, Ten (10) JHS, Four (4) SHS and Four (4) Cardet Corps to commemorate the event.
The Municipal Chief Executive Hon. Simon Kweku Tetteh in his speech thanked the organizers for organization a colourful event. He said the theme for the celebration cannot be achieved without Ghanaians coming together to fight for a common goal. He therefore entreat all Ghanaians and for that matter the people of Lower Many Krobo to pull their resources together for the betterment of the Municipality and Ghana at large.
The Hon. Municipal Chief Executive awarded citation and cash to the 2021 best male and female students who performed well in both WASSCE and BECE.

THE MUNICIPAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WITH NADMO DONATED FOODSTUFFS TO NUASO FIRE VICTIMS AS HE ASSURED THEM OF MORE SUPPORT.

The Municipal Chief Executive for the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality, Hon. Simon Kweku Tetteh, paid a visit to the victims of the last Saturday fire incident in Nuaso Old Town on February 28, 2023.
On February 25, 2023, a fire, whose cause is still unknown, completely consumed a residential apartment in Nuaso Old, displacing nine households.
Unfortunately, upon arrival of external fire fighters from the Somanya Station, some cross-section of the youth attacked and returned the fire fighters upon complaints of their late arrival.
On his visit today, Hon. Simon Kweku Tetteh was accompanied by the Municipal Fire Service Commander, DOII Stanley L. Lamptey, officers from the Municipal NADMO Office, staff of the Municipal Assembly, as well as some constituency executives and polling station executives of the NPP in the area.
The Hon. MCE donated bags of rice, sugar, and cooking oil, among others, to affected families as he assured them of continuous support in these trying times.
He further assured them that the Municipal NADMO officers, fire officers, and other stakeholders have completed their assessment reports to be sent to the national authorities through the regional authorities, and he will take a keen interest in the documents and follow them for a swift response from the national level.
Hon. Simon Kweku Tetteh concluded by appealing to the leadership in the area to continue to engage the youth since sometimes their actions have difficult repercussions for the entire area. He assured the affected families that his office is always open to them whenever they needed some assistance during these challenging times.

The head of the affected family, Mr. S. Kwao, applauded the efforts of Hon. Simon Kweku Tetteh on that black Saturday as he managed to bring the fire fighters to help completely fight the fire. He also appealed to the entire leadership, most of whom are fire fighters in the Krobo Land area, to let go of the unfortunate incident since it happened at his blind side because of the pressure on him due to the situation, and he totally condemned the action of some of the youth.

He continues to thank the Hon. MICE, the Municipal NADMO Officers, the Fire Fighters, and all well-wishers who responded to their distress calls on that day and have been supporting them since.
Nene Aflo, the chief of the area, commended the Hon. MCE and other stakeholders for this swift assistance to the affected households as he called for help from the state agencies, NGOs, and other well-wishers to come to the aid of the affected families since they have lost everything.

Environment Health Officers in the Municipality cautions consumers to be vigilant about expired products

The Environment Health department at the Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly has cautioned the general public, especially those residing in the municipality, to be vigilant when buying both consumables and non-consumables in the area.
This cautionary notice is necessary because the department confiscated various expired products from shops in a small area of the municipality as part of their routine quality checks on products that were being sold to the general public.
Speaking to Sherita Afua Akorli, Environmental Health Officer at the Municipal Assembly, who led the operations before destroying the confiscated expired products, she said in some of the instances, you will realize that the sellers are equally unaware, but the most life-threatening situations, which are criminal as part of our laws, are the situations where the sellers intentionally erased the manufacturing and expiration details, and she said with collaboration with other state agencies, those people selling the expired products can be put before the law.
She advised the general public to be very vigilant when it comes to both their consumables and non-consumables because some of the confiscated products, including body and hair cream, have expired long ago.
She called on the general public to report to the Municipal Environment Health Department anytime they encounter similar issues, as she used the opportunity to caution shop operators in the area who are selling expired products to consumers that it is a criminal act and they will face the full force of the law when they are found.
The Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Environmental Health Officer, Mr. Gordon Amevor, in a separate interview with said after the exercise also advised the general public to be very cautious of both their consumables and non-consumables by always checking the manufacturing details, and anytime they become suspicious, they must immediately report to the Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Environmental Health Office for prompt actions to be taken.

LOWER MANYA KROBO IS TO BENEFIT FROM CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND BRIDGE AS PART OF THE UDG3 PROJECT

Bans Consult Limited, a consulting firm in Accra in collaboration with Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly on 27th February, 2023 organized a stakeholder engagement at the Municipal Assembly Hall.
The purpose of the meeting was to bring to the attention of the stakeholders the findings of the feasibility studies carried out by the consulting firm on construction of 0.8km road from Atua Hospital junction to the Atua Hospital, construction of 1.8km road from Manya Krobo Rural Bank junction to Kodjo Mami and construction of bridge at Madaam. It was to solicit for input from community members.
Addressing the gathering, the Municipal Chief Executive Hon. Simon Kweku Tetteh said Lower Manya Krobo is among the Five (5) district in the Eastern Region benefiting from the Urban Development Grant (UDG) sponsored by the World Bank. He said the program will last for Five (5) years. Hon. Tetteh continued and stated that, under the UDG1 the Assembly built One Hundred and Eighty- Eight (188) lockable stores and UDG2 it has constructed 1.5km road and Business Resource Center. The above mention construction falls under UDG3 the MCE said. He asked the public to corporate with the contractors should they come to site to execute the work.
Mr. Festus Odamtey an engineer with the Bans Consult Limited in his presentation stated that the construction will affect two (2) houses which needs to be compensated. He said the rest are temporary structures which will be remove by the owners.
Nene Dautey Anyarah I Asafoatse of Atua Takper suggested to both the consulting firm and the Assembly to do proper monitory and supervision from the execution stage of the project to the end, to ensure quality work is done.
Abraham Tettey Wayo
MIO Lower Manya Krobo