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
