13-06-2011
Narration: The Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly as part of its medium term development plan for the year 2009/2013 is poised to ensure the speedy completion of all developmental projects being undertaken in the municipality by the government. In line with this vision, 47 basic schools in the area would be resourced to increase school enrolment whilst most abandoned school projects would be completed. On the other hand, all schools under trees in the municipality would soon be a thing of the past as they would be converted into mortar blocks and bricks to ensure a safe environment for effective teaching and learning. This was announced by the Municipal Chief Executive for Bolgatanga, Edward Ayiriba Ayagle, during a community sensitization programme held for the chiefs and people at Zaare, a community near Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region. Here is a report by Isaac Asare
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The programme which was being spearheaded by the Northern Patriots in Research and Advocacy (NORPRA) was on the theme: “The Medium Term development Plan of the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly, the Role of Citizens for its effective implementation”. In attendance were community members and dignitaries including chiefs, opinion leaders, assembly and unit committee as well as officials from the Non-Formal Education Division of the Ghana Education Service among others. In a keynote address, Mr. Ayagle said his outfit is in the process of securing adequate funds to undertake more developmental projects in five key areas which include education, health, construction of access road as well as Water and Sanitation. On Rural Electrification, Mr Ayagle disclosed that most deprived communities of the region including Zaare would be connected to the national electrification grid as the project officially commence in July, this year. Mr. Ayagle also outlined measures to provide borehole facilities to most of the deprived communities and appealed to other communities with the facility to share parts of the cost of broken down boreholes to augment efforts of the government. He also urged the people to take the issue of sanitation seriously and most importantly continue to live in peace to ensure speedy development. The Assembly member for Zaare West, Atogue Sulemana proposed the establishment of an education and health endowment fund through the formation of sub groups. The fund, he noted, would assist brilliant but needy students as it would also help register and for renewing health insurance cards for those who cannot afford it. Each member of the sub group would be required to pay a monthly contribution of 1 Ghana Cedis towards the defrayment of fees owed by students. Mr. Sulemana also cautioned the people against sand winning in the area. The President of NORPRA, Bismark Adongo Ayorogo, later in an interview with Radio Ghana said the purpose of organizing the programme was geared at increasing public participation in the promotion of good and accountable governance since a good number of citizens both at the local and national levels are not fully aware of the developmental agendas of their respective communities and districts and as a result are unable to actively participate in the governance and development process. This, he said, incapacitates citizens to take advantage of existing opportunities and disable them from contributing their quota to the development of the communities as required by Article 41 of the 1992 constitution. The programme he further stated seeks to create a common platform where government leaders meet with the people to discuss and share common development issues that affect their daily lives and to collectively determine local level development priorities for accelerated development.
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