MCE declares war on sanitation

27-07-201
The Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive, Edward Ayiriba Ayagle has resolved to tackle the issue of sanitation in the municipality with all the seriousness it deserves. At a press briefing held at Bolgatanga, Mr. Ayagle said sanitation remains one of his major priority concerns and would do everything humanly possible to keep municipality of filth and moreover fight the menace of indiscriminate littering and open defecation to the latter. This, he said requires the support of all stakeholders in achieving the set objective. Mr. Ayagle was updating the media on completed projects executed by the assembly. The meeting was therefore a unique opportunity for him to familiarize himself with the media and brainstorm on issues affecting the people at the grassroot level. It was his maiden meeting with the media since his assumption as the new Municipal Chief Executive for the Bolgatanga Municipality. Mr. Ayagle described the prospects of the municipality as bright though much needs to be done in the area of roads, water, education, health, infrastructure and sanitation, which according to him demands a multi-faceted approach to tackle these areas. On education and health, Mr. Ayagle disclosed that a total of six projects including school blocks, health facilities with toilet were completed and handed over to the assembly for onward release to user agencies and communities. In the Nyariga community, a 3-unit classroom block with ancillary facilities valued at the cost of GH¢76,450 was completed and handed over to the GES while a similar project estimated at the cost of GH¢77,150 was also handed over to the people of Soe-Yipala community after completion. Other schools including the Baptist Junior High School at Bolgatanga is a true beneficiary of these gestures from the assembly. Mr. Ayagle expressed the belief that the projects would go a long way to encourage parents to send their wards to school and also help to increase school enrolment in lagging communities. He pledged to extend his outfits support in providing adequate school infrastructure and CHPS compounds for needy communities in the region. Mr. Ayagle later on took the media round to inspect some ongoing projects undertaken by the municipal assembly under the District Development Fund (DDF). He first inspected the Akantomi Primary school where the assembly is putting up a 4-unit classroom block estimated at the cost of GH¢125,000 and schedule to be completed in September, this year. Accompanied by the municipal engineer of the AESL, Mr. Ayagle also inspected the first phase of a new car park near the old market site. The GHc15,000 project is expected to be complete before the end of the year.

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