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
