The Gomoa West District was established by Legislative Instrument (LI) 1896 in July, 2008 with Apam as its District Capital. The district was part of former Gomoa district which was divided into Gomoa West and Gomoa East Districts in 2008. Size: The district covers a total land area of 514.2 square kilometres. Apam thc district capital is 68km from Cape Coast and 69km from Accra. There are 98 communities in the district.
Monday, 28 January 2013
Wednesday, 8 August 2012
GOMOA WEST DISTRICT ASSEMBLY HOLDS A GENERAL
ASSEMBLY MEETING ON 3RD AUGUST, 2012
The Gomoa West District Assembly yesterday,
3rd August, 2012 held a general assembly meeting.
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| DCE ADDRESSING THE DISTRICT HEADS OF DEPARTMENT |
The meeting which
took place at the assembly hall started at 11 : 24am, with an opening prayer by
Hon. Cecilia Awotwe Pratt, the Assembly Member for Apam Esuekyir.
Before beginning
his opening remarks, Hon. Anthony Eyiah-Quansah, the Presiding Member (PM) of
the assembly asked that a minute silence be observed in honour of Late
President Atta Mills. Continuing his address, the PM said that Gomoa West has
witnessed a lot of infrastructural development, especially in the educational
sector. To him, that is a great blessing for everybody in the area. He also
called on assembly members to desist from litigation themselves and also do
everything possible to discourage it in the district. According to him, the
basis for making this appeal was that some assembly members have taken to
litigation in the area and this is not good since it does not promote unity and
peace among the people.
Another point of
emphasis by the PM was that the assembly members should stay neutral in
partisan politics. He explained that assembly members are leaders to all the
people in their electoral areas. As such, if they show political bias, it will
be difficult for them to unify the people. The PM added that the December, 2012
general elections are just around the corner and so it was incumbent for every
citizen of Ghana to behave and conduct
himself/herself in such a manner that
will keep the peace that Ghana has been noted for.
Hon. Theophilus
Aidoo-Mensah, the DCE for Gomoa West also certainly had his turn to address the
house. Beginning , the DCE commented that it was with a heavy heart that he
addressed the house, but again urged all to be strong in the trying time of
mourning Late President Atta Mills.
Another key area
that the DCE touched on was the aspect of revenue mobilisation. He stated
categorically that the assembly has performed abysmally in the area of revenue
generation. The DCE indicated that some area councils have stopped collecting
their ceded revenue. This is adversely affecting revenue yield for the district
and will, by extension, also affect the FOAT assessement of the district. He
called on all stakeholders to be up and doing so that the desired revenue
levels can be achieved for the development of the district.
Further, the DCE
publicised to the house that the district received Nine Hundred and Eighty
Seven Thousand, Five Hundred and Thirty One Ghana cedis, Ninety Two Pesewas (
GH ₵ 987,531.92 ) as its share of the District Assemblies Common Fund
(DACF) for 2012. This figure received was against a composite budget of Two
Million, Six Hundred and Eighty Thousand, Five Hundred and Two Ghana cedis, One
Pesewa ( GH ₵2,680,502.01) that the assembly presented. This represented a sharp
reduction and so the assembly needed to prioritise it spending.
The DCE did not
resume his seat without talking about the Apam Junction – Afransi Road which has become one of the
major concerns of the people in the district. The DCE registered that the
contractor working on that road has been offered all the necessary supported
for the smooth running of the project, yet he is not committed to the job. From
the DCE he (the DCE) has written to the appropriate authorities about this
undesirable attitude of the contractor. That
upon his letter, the contractor came to give all assurances that the work would
be executed as expected, but up to date the situation has not changed.
It is worthy of
mention that in attendance at the meeting was Nana Ahunaku Ahor Ankobeah II, the Omanhene of Akyempim
Traditional Area.
WRITTEN BY :ABRAHAM KWESI BISILKI
DISTRICT INFORMATION OFFICER
GOMOA WEST DISTRICT, C/R.
TEL: 0243859920
DISTRICT INFORMATION OFFICER
GOMOA WEST DISTRICT, C/R.
TEL: 0243859920
IT: ASTON KWEKU MENSAH
CIC MANAGER
GOMOA WEST
TEL: 0246685175
Wednesday, 1 August 2012
GOMOA
WEST DISTRICT MARKS ONE-WEEK OF LATE PRESIDENT J.E. ATTA MILLS’ PASSING
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| REST IN PEACE |
The Gomoa West
District Assembly organised the above programme today, 31st July,
2012. The event which took place at the Apam lorry park was massively attended
by traditional authorities, public officials, political party representatives
and members of the general public from all parts of the district.
Indeed, public
turn out at this programme was one of the best ever in the district. This, once
again, reaffirmed the overwhelming respect, admiration and recognition that the
people had for Late President Atta Mills’ personality and the ideals that he
stood for. For Many, the only way they could now honour the late president was
to attend his funeral celebration in the district capital, Apam when the
opportunity availed itself. A marked aspect of this great occasion was the
several dance ensembles that participated.
Addressing the
gathering, Hon. Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, the DCE for Gomoa West thanked
everybody present for making time for the memorial service. He said the time
has really been a most tragic and sad one for the nation to have lost such a
personality like President Mills, who, by all standards, was a great blessing
to Ghana.
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| DCE ADDRESSING THE SYMPATHIZERS |
The DCE went
further to say that the fact that the programme was attended indiscriminately
by members of all political parties attested to the truth that the late
President was actually a patriot and statesman. In compliment to the Late
President Mills, Hon. Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, the DCE maintained that the late
President was a unifying father.For the DCE, that underscored why the Late
President never took anybody to book for
the obscene language that sections of the Ghanaian society, including the Late
President’s own former students sometimes subjected him to.
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| CHIEF OF AKYEAPIM TRADITIONAL COUNCIL |
An equally
important highlight by the DCE was that, even though the Late President is no
more with the nation, that should not be a basis for chaos and anarchy. The DCE
rested his speech by praying that the peace loving spirit of Late President
Mills would continue to bless and keep the nation.
The gospel
sermon for the day was delivered by Rev. Ebo Walters of Apam Methodist
Church. There was also a
heavy media presence.
Insert are
pictures of some scenes of the occasion.
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| SINGING GROUP |
WRITTEN BY :ABRAHAM KWESI BISILKI
DISTRICT INFORMATION OFFICER
GOMOA WEST DISTRICT, C/R.
TEL: 0243859920
IT: ASTON KWEKU MENSAH
CIC MANAGER
GOMOA WEST
TEL: 0246685175
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
HON. AMA BENYIWA-DOE, THE CENTRAL REGIONAL MINISTER COMMISSIONS PROJECTS IN GOMOA WEST DISTRICT
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| THE MINISTER ADDRESSING THE PUBLIC |
Delivering his welcome address on the occasion, Hon. Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, the DCE for Gomoa West intimated that in a matter of three (3) years, the district has received a solid one hundred and ten (110) projects, attesting to the effectiveness of ‘the Better Ghana Agenda.’ He added that the district benefited a lot from the Regional Minister when she was the MP for the Gomoa West Constituency and continues to enjoy under her administration as a regional minister.
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| COMMISSIONING OF SCHOOL BLOCK |
In her speech, the Regional Mnister said she always felt a sense of pride whenever she visited the district. She emphasized the need for the assembly to beef up revenue collection since that was a functional means of supporting development in the area. She also called on the two traditional councils in the district, being the Akyempim and the Ajumako Traditional Councils.
More importantly, the Regional Minister’s visit was characterized by the inspection and commissioning of projects. Among the projects inaugurated were the Ajumako Basic School project, the Apam Methodist Basic School project, the Apam R.C. Basic School project and the Abonko CHPS compound among others.
Insert are some photographs on the visit.
BY : ABRAHAM KWESI BISILKI
DISTRICT INFORMATION OFFICER
GOMOA WEST DISTRICT, C/R
IT: ASTON KWEKU MENSAH
CIC MANAGER
GOMOA WEST C/R
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