ASSEMBLY’S OPEN DAY FULL SPEECH- By District Chief Executive

ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE DORMAA EAST DISTRICT CHIEF EXECUTIVE, HON. EMMANUEL KOFI AGYEMAN ON THE OCCASION OF THE ASSEMBLY’S OPEN DAY ON FRIDAY, 29^TH JUNE, 2018 AT THE LORRY PARK BEING CONSTRUCTED IN WAMFIE

Nana Chairman;

Hon. Deputy Regional Minister;

Hon. Member of Parliament;

Nananom;

Hon. Presiding Member;

Hon. Assembly Members;

District Co-ordinating Director;

Invited Guest;

Staff of the Assembly;

Clergy;

Imams;

Unit Committee Members;

Members of the Press;

Ladies and Gentlemen;

Good morning and welcome to this programme which we believe will contribute significantly to the effective and efficient administration and management of our District.

As part of this program, start-up items will be presented to thirty-six (36) people with Disabilities across the District.  We have already supported one hundred and nineteen (119) of them earlier this year. So far, in total we have been able to support one hundred and fifty-five (155) people out of Eight Hundred and Fifty (850) registered members.  I would like to appeal to those who have not yet benefitted to be patient for their time will come.

Nana Chairman,

Permit me to start by thanking Nananom and all stakeholders of the Assembly for your support and the confidence you have reposed in us.  Your pieces of advice, your encouragement, your sacrifice and your deep concern in seeing Dormaa East transformed has brought us this far and will take us far by the grace of God.  Children yet unborn shall rise and call you blessed.

Hon. Deputy Regional Minister, this address is intended to inform our people about the state of our District taking into consideration where we are coming from, where   we are and what we intend doing with the support of Nananom and the entire people of Dormaa East.

 Nana Chairman,

Our Assembly which was created from the then Dormaa District by the Legislative Instrument LI 1851 (2007) by the President Kuffour Administration has its vision as “To develop the human capital and natural resources necessary to improve upon the quality of life of the people in the District through effective co-ordination of resources and activities of all stakeholders for the efficient delivery of services.” Our mission is to build a sustainable and robust economy and ensure high living standards for the inhabitants of the District through collaboration, provision of quality social services and promoting good governance through the strengthening of the District sub-structures.

THE STATE OF THE ASSEMBLY AT THE TIME WE TOOK OFFICE

Nana Chairman

When we took office in May last year, our Assembly owed to the tune of GH¢747,341.73 mainly to contractors and suppliers. We have been able to pay up to GH¢313,584.92 which represents 42%.  We hope to be able to pay up to 70% by the end of the year.  There were three (3) uncompleted projects which were started by the Assembly in December, 2010.  There was the need for a review of the initial contract sum and so far, the Wamanafo R/C JHS which was 50% complete has fully been completed now and in use.  The Wamfie Methodist KG which was 40% complete is now 50% complete and Peprashed CHPs Compound which was70% complete is now 98% complete.

 GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES

1. Free SHS

Nana Chairman,

Our District has benefitted so much from Government programmes and projects.  Our two Senior High Schools have been strengthened by the introduction of Free SHS.  At the moment, 372 girls and 449 boys making a total of 821 students are benefiting from Free SHS in our two Senior High Schools i.e Mansen SHS and Wamanafo Secondary Technical.

1. Planting for Food and Jobs/Planting for Export and Rural Development

Nana Chairman,

In order for us to prosper and also to provide enough raw materials for the industrial transformation of our country, the Government under H.E. the President, Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo Addo has introduced two major programs for our farmers.  These are Planting for Food and Jobs which started last year and Planting for Export and Rural Development.

As at now, 2,245 farmers have benefited from Planting for Food and Jobs in our District. I would like to appeal to our farmers who have not yet enrolled to do so now for looking at the number of farmers in our District, this figure is on the lower side.  Farmers who grow maize, pepper, onion, tomatoes, cabbage, rice receive discount of 50% when they buy seeds and fertilizers for their farming activities.

The Agric Directorate has enough inputs for us all.  We are collaborating with our farmers in raising 400,000cashew seedlings to support our farmers as part of the Planting for Export and Rural Development Programme.

ONE DISTRICT, ONE FACTORY (IDIF)

Nananom, as part of the District industrialization programme by the Government of Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo Addo, I am happy to inform you that One Factory i.e Yantab Co.Ltd. has been approved by the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Two others who have expressed interest are yet to get their approvals.

 ASSEMBLY PROJECTS

Hon. Deputy Regional Minister,

Nananom,

Distinguished Guest,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The developmental challenges of our District is quite enormous. It will take hard work, volunteerism, sacrifice and active participation by all to be able to overcome them.

The Assembly has so far distributed 450 bags of cement and 72 packets of roofing sheets to support community initiated projects. Out of these, NADMO Brong Ahafo Region led by Mr. Rasheed Korlanbig supported us with 10 bags of cement and 30 packets of roofing sheets.  See Appendix 1&2 for Distribution List.

Other projects which have been initiated by the Assembly and ongoing are as follows:

DRILLING OF 10NO. BOREHOLES (2018)

Funding:         DDF

Status: On-Going

1. Kesipa
2. Asamoahkrom
3. Joekrom
4. Acheawkrom
5. Pruhuru
6. Atta Kwadwokrom
7. Tonasua
8. Kwaatwenekrom
9. Tetetoma/Apekakrom
10. Kofibour Chps Compound

DRILLING OF 8NO. BOREHOLES (2018)

Funding:  DACF

Status: Yet to Commence

1. Mewerenfiriwuo
2. Wamanafo Liberty
3. Wamfie South Korea
4. Abotanso
5. Kumantaa
6. Ada
7. Antobia
8. Koonikrom

DRILLING OF 3NO. BOREHOLES AUGUST (2017)

Funding: DACF

Status: Completed and in use

1. Asuhyiae
2. Yankokrom
3. Jerusalem

MAINTENANCE OF 10NO. BOREHOLES JUNE, 2018

Status: On-Going

1. Konkom (Mark II Hand Pump
2. Konkom (Afridv Deep Hand Pump)
3. Kyeremasu Roman
4. Kumajemire Chps Compound
5. Fousukrom
6. Aboroso Ebenezer Compoun
7. Kobedi
8. Asupra
9. Poultry (well)
10. Akontanim New Town (Afridv)

  DEEPENING DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE

Hon. Deputy Regional, in our effort to deepen decentralization and Local Governance in our District, we undertook Familiarization Tour in our towns and villages last year.  We had One Town Hall Meeting.  This year we have successfully completed an Electoral Area Tour in all the 21 Electoral Areas in the District.  About 6,008 of our people actively participated.  We had 50 meetings in all.

Nana Chairman,

Please permit me to thank the people of Akontanim KB/AT, Kyeremasu AF and Mewerenfiriwuo for their outstanding performance in attendance. We shall award them.  We have had one Town Hall Meeting this year at Akontanim and we intend having two more before the end of the year.

There shall be another Electoral Area visitation and Assembly Open Day towards the end of the year. Our people raised several concerns but those that cut across all the communities are as follows:

1. The need to have an NHIS Office in the District
2. Poor Drainage System
3. Extension of Electricity

We have referred these to the Budget Committee for consideration in the supplementary Budget.  However, Hon. Deputy Regional Minister, the estimated cost in the extension of electricity and the drainage problem is beyond the Assembly and we would like to ask for support from Central Government.

CONCLUSION

Nana Chairman,

It has not been easy over the last one year and it may not be easy right now but we know that by the grace of God through the able leadership of H.E. Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo Addo and with your support, we shall together overcome.  Our people shall prosper and we will be able to contribute significantly to a Ghana beyond Aid.

Thank you and may God bless us all.

End of Speech.

Below are some of the pictures from the event