The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Hon. Dr Michael Mensah, has announced plans to increase police and security presence in parts of the municipality following concerns raised by residents at a stakeholder forum.
Dr Mensah said the municipality already had police visibility in several communities but acknowledged calls for additional security personnel, particularly in the East Lagoon Electoral Area and other locations considered to require greater visibility.
“As you can see, we already have visibility, police visibility, within the municipality, but they are asking for more visibility,” he said.
“So when we go or we leave this place, we deploy more security forces within the East Lagoon electoral area and other areas that require more visibility.”
Dr Mensah was speaking on the sidelines of a stakeholder forum held in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Municipality on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
He said the engagement was particularly targeted at residents who were often unable to participate in regular community meetings, including some middle- and upper-class residents.
“Most often when we have community engagement, they are unable to join us for various reasons, and this is actually targeted at them to get their input and to see how best we can promote development within the municipality,” he said.
“And as I rightly said, development is a shared responsibility. Everyone has a unique concern, and we need to touch base with them so that we can get their concerns and see how best we can address the challenges.”
Sanitation
On sanitation, the MCE said the assembly had procured 11 skip containers to support waste management across the municipality.
“A lot of work has been done. We have procured about 11 skip containers or huge containers, refuse containers in order to manage sanitation within the municipality,” he said.
He added that the assembly had also been engaging residents in various electoral areas to encourage them to keep their communities clean.
Legacy projects
Dr Mensah also outlined a number of projects completed or ongoing under the assembly, including the first phase of a 12-classroom block at ATRACO, with the second phase currently under construction.
He said the assembly had also completed the Santana chip compound and sunk three boreholes for three basic schools.
Other projects, he noted, included a six-unit classroom block at Abilingbe Basic School and the paving of the compounds of ATRACO and Abilingbe Basic 2 schools.
“So these are some legacy projects that have been worked on and then completed,” he said.
Disability fund
Responding to concerns about support for persons with disabilities, Dr Mensah said beneficiaries had received disbursements from the District Assemblies Common Fund.
He said two disbursements had been made, with the latest occurring two months ago.
“Normally, there’s a component of the district assembly common fund for the persons with disabilities. All the money that came has been disbursed to the persons with disabilities,” he said.
MCE cautions youth against drugs
Dr Mensah also urged young people to stay away from drugs and report persons involved in drug dealing and peddling.
“I want to say that dealing in drugs does not help. They should abstain from drugs because it will destroy their lives,” he said.
“As much as possible, they should report people who are peddling drugs or who are dealing in drugs. Because at the end of the day, it will consume all of us.”
