Sekyere South Assembly acquires excavator…to improve road network

THE SEKYERE South District Assembly has acquired an excavator costing GH¢222,000, out of its District Assembly Common Fund.

It would be used to upgrade roads in the district, 70 per cent of which are not tarred.

The District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr. Ben Abankwah, said the acquisition of the excavator would help to improve upon maintenance of the road network in the district, to enhance carting of foodstuffs from the hinterlands to the urban areas.

He noted that it would also help improve the movement of people and economic activities.

The DCE said besides generating income for the Assembly, the excavator would enable the people to have easy access to health facilities in the district, with an improvement in the maintenance of the roads.

Mr. Abankwah told a meeting that the Assembly would engage revenue collectors and national service personnel, to build and improve upon the revenue base of the district, to supplement international donor interventions, in the areas of water, health and education.

In another development, the Konadu Yiadom Senior High School at Agona Asamang, in the Sekyere South District, has taken delivery of a new 33-seater bus, donated by the government.

The DCE, Mr. Ben Abankwah, presented the keys of the vehicle to the Headmaster of the school, through Mr. Owusu Boachie of the District Directorate of Education, at a ceremony at Agona, on Monday.

The Headmaster, Mr. Owusu-Afriyie, thanked the government for the donation, which he said would go a long way to ease the school's transportation problems.

He also expressed appreciation to the DCE, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Mr. David Yeboah, for their efforts at ensuring that the school benefitted from packages from the government.

Nana Owusu Sekyere, Omanhene of the Asamang Traditional Area, was represented by Nana Fordjour Asuman, who presided over the presentation ceremony.

He appealed to the MP to help with the completion of the computer laboratory, library and teachers' bungalows of the school. Mr. Frederick Antwi-Boasiako, Area Council Chairman, commended the President and the New Patriotic Government (NPP) government, for the immense support to the school.