WA ASSEMBLY GETS GH¢1 MILLION FROM DDF (PAGE 13, NOV 12, 2010)

THE Wa Municipal Assembly has since 2009 received a total of GHC1,065,491.04 from the District Development Fund (DDF).
The amount has been invested in various sectors in order to accelerate the pace of development in the municipality.
The Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Yakubu Duogu, announced this at the dissolution of the assembly in Wa.
He said the assembly under the same facility received GHC 612,242.47 out of which GHC 576, 892.90 was used on capital projects while the remaining GHC 35,349.56 was used for capacity building.
He said a number of projects were being executed under the DDF and these include CHPS compound, classroom blocks and supply of furniture among others.
Mr. Duogu told the outgoing assembly members that, the revenue collected by the assembly as at August amounted to GHC 207,250.67 out of an estimated GHC 272,030 for this year.
“The prospects look good as it points to a positive direction that will enable us to achieve our target for the year,” he added
According to the MCE, the assembly was on the threshold of completing and starting new development projects as well as payment of outstanding debts following the receipt of a total of GHC 241, 212.91 from the district assembly common fund.
He said, the assembly’s development focus, especially in the medium term include the construction of more stores in the Wa central market, completion of an office complex block and the development of an industrial site for artisans.
Touching on security, Mr. Duogu noted that although there had been significant improvement in the situation there were still few reported cases of robberies in some parts of the region.
He announced that the security agencies would undertake a special national exercise with particular focus on motor traffic operations to ensure accident -free Christmas.
He therefore urged the outgoing assembly members to educate their electorate to avoid the situation of being asked to intercede for help from the police.
“Similarly, the Ghana Education Service should endeavour to obtain documents covering the motorbikes for teachers and spare them the ordeal and embarrassment they go through at the hands of the police,” he appealed.
Mr Duogu wished the assembly members who would seek re-election good luck and expressed the hope that they still support the programmes of the assembly.