By Mildred Siabi-Mensah /Joseph Wiyorbie
Sekondi, Nov. 13, GNA - The Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) would soon implement a number of developmental initiatives by the government to improve the living conditions and the socioeconomic well-being of the inhabitants.
The programmes would include the construction of a new Takoradi Airport, an overhead around the Nkrumah round about, the establishment of the first Islamic Senior High School (SHS) and improvement of the road network, among others.
Mr. Okyere Darko, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Takoradi Constituency announced this during the town hall meeting organised by the Ministry of Information at Sekondi in the Western Region.
Already, the government has employed 1,000 Ghanaians, under the various model of the NABCO project, whilst two companies had expressed interest to build factories within the STMA under the One District, One Factory initiative.
The MP said though it was laudable for foreign investors to come in, it was only prudent that local businesses men and women upheld the concept to ensure that profits on investment stayed in the country.
Mr. Joe Ghartey, MP for Essikado/Ketan said the government was committed to improving the rail network, adding that, the implementation of various policies, especially the free SHS education, had restored confidence in Ghanaian politicians.
He said the Railway University was progressing steadily and would soon have its first intake of students whilst employment and salary structure of railways workers had been improved significantly.
Mr. Joseph Cudjoe, MP for Effia Constituency said the fulfilment of the free SHS promise by the government meant that the president had lived up to the vision of the first president of the republic of Ghana.
Mr. Andrew Agyapa Mercer, MP for Sekondi promised his constituent of continuous engagement to fix road, sanitation and others pressing issues.
Meanwhile, Mr. Anthony K. K. Sam, the Metropolitan Assembly Chief Executive said the assembly has made significant progress in the areas of health, education, sanitation and revenue generation, among other social intervention schemes.
Under health, the assembly had renovated the mortuary, built a new CHPS compound and established a NICU centre.
On sanitation, he said litter bins had been procured for distribution whilst the Assembly's sanitation task force has been commissioned to improve sanitation and arrest recalcitrant individuals.
The STMA, distributed seedlings to some farmers to improve agricultural yield whilst the fall army worm issues had been kept under control.
Mr. John Owu, the Coordinating Director of the assembly said the assembly would continue to engage and solicit for support from the citizenry on the day to day running of the Metropolitan area.
He said the situation would help the government to avoid unwanted consequences that came with failing to engage the citizenry.
Nana Kofi Imbeah, an education consultant, who chaired the function, stressed the need for such engagement in the dispensation of democracy, to ensure that the voices of the people were incorporated in developments.
Reverend John Kwofie, Regional Director of the Christian Council has called for a legislative instrument to constitutionalise the free SHS policy so that no government could tamper with the process.
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