Amenfi East District seen uplift in development under Helena Appiah

Amenfi East District in the Western Region, available data indicates significant successes chalked few years back improving various sectors of the economy in the district.

These developments seen in various communities were undertaken under the leadership of Hon. Helena Appiah as District Chief Executive (DCE) after being appointed.

The district has seen developmental projects in areas such as education, health, water and sanitation amongst others.

The DCE was accused recently by one individual by name Akwasi Oduro sponsored by some few individuals in the past weeks of poor performance since being appointed as DCE.

The scheme per information available is targeted at the removal of the DCE Hon. Helena Appiah from office. Sources say it is as a result of her refusal to succumb to their will in the constituency.

The group calling itself Concerned Citizens of Amenfi East in a press release published on various news portals accused the DCE of presiding over non-developmental agenda in the district.

The group further accused the DCE of neglect of party folks in the constituency.

But, community members of Wassa Saa where Akwasi Oduro hails appealed to the DCE to pardon the perpetrator for his actions, describing him as selfish.

Sources say, the agenda to cause the removal of the DCE from office is premised on a self-seeking agenda that she has abandoned the national developmental agenda of the district.

This grand scheme sources disclose, is to cause the appointment of a supposedly favourite candidate that will kowtow to their agenda.

However, projects executed and dotted across the district proves contrary.

Data available proves Hon. Hon. Helena Appiah has undertaken massive developments in major sectors of the economy during her period of rein especially in the area of education.

These include the construction of six unit classroom block at Wasa Moseaso 98prcent completion, six unit classroom block at Marfo completed and handed over to the education directorate, three unit classroom block at Ntowkrom, renovation of three unit block to five unit block at Abrahisa.

Amongst the numerous improvement in the educational sector, the assembly under her watch has upgraded and supported educational institutions within the municipality with ICT and the distribution of 3000 dual desks and 1500 mono desk to schools in the district.

In the area of security and roads, the assembly has completed the construction of a police post at Nkoyan to curb armed robbery and reshaped major roads in the district for easy commuting.

She supervised the training of 43 people under the alternative livelihood program in electrical, mason, hairdressing, plumbing and decoration and supported with setup tools.

Also in the area of water and sanitation, constructed mechanic boreholes in selected communities in the district such as marfo, Akwaboah, Ntowkrom, Tieku Agave, Boyekrom among others. In addition, a refuse bay at Japa and Bawdie completed.

During the outbreak of COVID-19, the DCE ensured the distribution of PPE's to hospitals, security agencies and the general public to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the district.

Upon assumption as DCE, Hon. Helena Appiah, as part of her contribution to improving access to healthcare supervised the free registration of health insurance to vulnerable groups across the district.