Communities commended for resisting the construction of unapproved speed ramps

By Prosper K. Kuorsoh, GNA
Lawra (U/W), Sept. 29, GNA - Adjoining communities along the Nadowli-Babile-Lawra Road have been commended for resisting the temptation to construct unapproved speed ramps on the newly tarred road.

Mr Paschal Baylon Dere, the Lawra District Chief Executive (DCE), said this during the second ordinary meeting of the Lawra District Assembly held on Tuesday.

He said unapproved speed controls in other districts have rather claimed several innocent lives and destroyed newly constructed roads.

The DCE used the opportunity to appeal to the Ghana Highways Authority to include the construction of speed ramps in the original package of road contracts.

'This would help reverse the construction of unapproved speed controls with their attendant negative effects by some community members along major roads', he said.

Mr Dere said an election taskforce had been constituted under the Chairmanship of the District Police Commander and urged all to support the taskforce to help maintain the peace of the country.

He said many of the insecticide treated nets, part of the18 bales received by the Ghana Health Service, have been distributed and appealed to the people to use the nets for its stated purpose.

Mr Dere said seven students were supported under the needy but brilliant students' component of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF); and 17 students under the Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) component of the fund; and 31 students were supported under the Member of Parliament's share of the fund.

He said the Ghana National Household Registry exercise commenced August 15, 2016 in the district and that so far about 3,056 people have been registered covering 15 communities.

Mr Dere said a total of 3,740 out of the over 4,000 people registered under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) have been declared eligible for enrolment unto the programme.

He urged the beneficiaries to utilize the opportunity to save and invest in productive assets that would lift them out of poverty.

Mr Stephen Kpen, the Presiding Member (PM), said the ban on the acquisition of motor bikes for assembly members by the Minister of Local Government has been lifted and the National Association of Local Authorities Ghana (NALAG) was currently on the procurement process.

GNA