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Ejura-Sekyedumase
makes strides in development projects
Ejura (Ash), March 11, GNA - Ejura-Sekyedumase, the largest
maize producing district in Ashanti has seen a lot of social
and economic development projects in recent times.
This has come about as a result of co-operation among the
people and the mutual understanding and unity of purpose
between the District Chief Executive(DCE) the technocrats,
organizations and other stakeholders especially the assembly
members.
Dr Joshua Ayarkwa, the DCE of the area told newsmen at Ejura
on Friday that the wave of development had seen over 53
billion cedis been injected into its execution, which were
started in 2001.
The projects covers the entire the district communities,
includes over 31 three-unit primary school classroom blocks
with toilet facilities, libraries and teachers quarters.
These projects, he said were sponsored with assistance from
the USAID Quality Improvement for Primary Schools (QUIPS),
HIPC funds, Ghana Education Trust Fund and Promoting
Partnership with Traditional Authorities Project (PPTAP).
On Water and Sanitation, Dr.Joshua Ayarkwa pointed out that
over 61 boreholes have been sunk since 2003 for the various
communities in the district, in addition to the
rehabilitation and expansion of the water system at
Sekyedumase.
The water project was sponsored by the International
Development Agency (IDA), the German bank for Reconstruction
(Kfw) with the District Assembly funding 10 per cent of
every project.
On Sanitation the DCE said 15 sanitary facilities have been
provided, nine Acqua Privy Toilets at Frante, Juaho Bonyon,
Aframso, Dromankoma, Nokwareasa, Hiawoanwu and Ejura.
The District has also provided a cesspit emptier, a tractor
and a Skip Loader for the Ejura Township, which is the
district capital.
The Assembly is supporting development projects such as yam
stalls, market stalls/stores and butchers' shop as well as
the fencing of a new market.
Also completed at Ejura is a new market complex built at
Sekyedumase and Anyinasu, all to boost the Internally
Generated Funds of the Assembly.
Efforts to provide a good road network in the district on
going with the road from Ejura to Dome, which was in a
deplorable state had been reshaped, whiles the regravelling
of the street from Aframso to Nkoranza was progressing
steadily.
The DCE pointed out that many other roads were either
completed or under reconstruction to facilitate the carting
of foodstuff and other commodities to market centres.
Dr Ayarkwa however called for the expedition of the
construction of the Anyinam-Sekyedumase road.
On the health situation in the district, the DCE said a lot
has been done in that sector and that a staff quarters have
been completed for the Anyinasu Health Centre and that of
Ejura.
He said the rehabilitation works on a three-bedroom
accommodation for the Sekyedumase health Centre have also
been completed.
He said other projects being undertaken to accelerate
development of the district included, the construction of
culverts, resettlement scheme for flood prone areas,
purchase of refuse containers, computers, motorbikes and the
construction of six-bedroom for the DCE.
Others are the construction of a community resource centre
at Sekyedumase and Ejura, provision of Intercommunication
facility at the district administration and construction of
a maternity ward at Ejura Health Centre.
The DCE said the Assembly last year introduced a sponsorship
package of 400 million cedis in support of education in the
district to improve standards in the district.
GNA.
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