The Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly on 9th February, 2024 handed over some items to Twelve (12) people living with disability at the forecourt of the Assembly.
Hon. Emmanuel Siakwa Nuertey the constituency Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Lower Manya Krobo in his welcome address thanked the people present for making time out of their busy schedule to be part of the program.
Addressing the gathering on the purpose of the program, the Municipal Chief Executive Hon. Simon Kweku Tetteh said Twelve (12) people living with disability will received items from the government to start business to make a living. He said the items were purchased upon the request of the beneficiaries.
He admonished the beneficiaries not to have any other taught on the items rather than the intended purpose for which it was purchased. He made it known to them that a taskforce is in place which goes round occasionally to monitor on the performance of their activates and that if any of them is caught diverted the items, he or she will find him or herself regretted. He said this is the Tenth (10th) batch of people receiving the items making a total of Six Hundred (600) people since 2017.
Hon. Municipal Chief Executive took the opportunity to announce his candidature as parliamentary candidate for the NPP in the Lower Manya Krobo Constituency. He asked them to vote for him coming December 7th to bring more developmental projects into the Municipality.
The items presented were Refrigerators, Poly thank, used Clothing, Pepper grinding machine, knitting machine among others.
BY: Abraham Tettey Wayo
MIO: Lower Manya Krobo