The Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly has organized its town hall meeting at the Nantoma Presbyterian Church in Kanda, a suburb of Accra.
The meeting is part of the Assembly’s initiatives to engage and interact with community residents on social and economic issues, as well as provide a platform for citizens to express their views and opinions on development projects under the Assembly’s jurisdiction.
Speaking at the town hall meeting, the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly, Hon. Hajia Salma Mohammed Sani Kuta, said the Local Governance Services Act (Act 936) mandates all metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies (MMDAs) to engage the citizenry and account for their stewardship of their respective assemblies.
According to her, the cooperation among the good people of Nima and Kanda is very fruitful and has enhanced the bond of relationship between the Assembly and its environs.
She explained that there are challenges in the municipality, but the Assembly has done its possible best to provide the needed socio-economic infrastructures for the municipality.
The Metropolitan Chief Executive mentioned sanitation, youth employment, the absence of a senior high school, and deplorable roads, among others, saying the Assembly is working fervently to refurbish them and construct new ones.
She urged the citizenry to exercise their civic duties by paying their levy to the Assembly for developmental projects and to go on effectively and efficiently, adding that the doors of the Assembly are always open for discussions and deliberations on issues.
For her part, the Head of the Advisory Center of the Ghana Enterprises Agency, Madam Stephania Amponsah, urged the youth to take advantage of the government’s “You Start” program, saying it is a project for the youth to be trained and acquire hands-on skills to create their own jobs.
She said the project is supported by the World Bank and targets 50,000 youth in the age bracket of 14 to 40 years. Training is provided in skill development as well as for start-ups to engage in trade and business.
In his remarks, Ing. Kelly Davidson of the Accra East division of the Electricity Company of Ghana and Roman Ridge assured the members of the municipality of the supply of prepaid meters to people who are having challenges with their meters, saying his outfits have received complaints and will comply accordingly.
He urged everyone not to tamper with the prepaid meter and instead to report any problems to the office for resolution or to visit their website for all power-related information.
