On the 26th of January 2024, the Eastern Regional Coordinating Council visited Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly. The reason for the visit was to monitor 2023 Performance Contract Assessment of Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly.
These are the some of the pictures below.
Emmanuel Ayertey, a hearing-impaired young man from Kodjonya in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality, received massive support to establish his own bakery.
Hon. Simon Kweku Tetteh, MCE for Lower Manya Krobo Municipality, through the department of social welfare and community development, presented flour, margarine, and other baking materials to the young man to help him get back to his feet.
Hon. Simon Kweku Tetteh entreated the beneficiary to put all the things received into good use to be able to take care of himself and his dependents.
Mrs. Grace Ama Baiden, Director at the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development, hinted in an exclusive interview with www.krobolandonline.com that more people living with disabilities in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality are earmarked to receive government support through the Municipal Assembly this year.
On the 16th January, 2024 a community engagement meeting was held at the Assembly Hall of Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly. The Purpose of the Engagement was to sensitize the opinion Leaders on all the ongoing and completed projects. Therefore the Municipal Coordinating Director (MCD) highlighted all the UDG’s (UDG1,UDG2, UDG3) and the upcoming UDG4 & UDG5.
MCD explained the purpose of each projects by educating the leaders in the communities and selected Assemblymen. From the 188 lockable stores, the Business Resource Centre & Canan Kpanas Road, the Atua Hospital & Abanse Road, and the bridge at Manam Junction were all explained to understand the Secondary city project vision.
Bans Consult educated the community leaders on the Role of environmental and Social Safeguards. This is to help to fix issues related to the project. The consultant encouraged community members to use communication to express their grievances through the right channels.
To conclude the meeting the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) emphasized the importance of the Secondary City Project and wanted the support of all community leaders and Assemblymen to help sensitize the communities on the ongoing developments.
Some residents of Amedeka a Community at Akuse in the Lower krobo Municipality on 11th January, 2024 received relief items from the Government through the Lower Manya krobo Municipal Assembly. This resulted from the Akosombo Dam, which was spilled a few months back by the management of Volta River Authority.
Presenting the items to the people, the Municipal Chief Executive Hon. Simon Kweku Tetteh apologized for the late delivery. He said the incident that occurred, in which many of them lost their homes and other properties was a concern to the Government and the Government is making all efforts to get them relief.
The Municipal Chief Executive took the opportunity to ask the gathering to vote for him to become a Member of Parliament for the Lower Manya Krobo Constituency on 7th December, 2024. He stressed that Hon. Ebenezer Okletey Tei Larbi has been a Member of Parliament for Three (3) terms and is about time the Constituent made a change of voting for him to see what he can also do for the Constituency.
Mr. Prosper Terde spoke person of Torgbe Bledzumz King of Amedeka who received the items on behalf of the King thanked the Government for the kind gesture. He has put a request before the Municipal Chief Executive and said the people of Amedeka want the Assembly to construct a bridge on river Aku for them for this is one of their major challenges as a Community.
The items presented were Hundred (100) Student Mattresses Two Hundred buckets, Mosquito insecticides, Bedspreads, and Toilet rolls among others.
Present at the gathering were Hon. Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Emmanuel Siakwa Nuertey NPP Constituency Chairman and his Constituency Executive and Municipal Director of National Disaster Organization and his staff.
By: Abraham Tettey Wayo
MIO: Lower Manya Krobo