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Obuasi Municipal Assembly inaugurates
1.7 billion cedis development projects
Obuasi, March 26, GNA - Mr Abraham Dwuma Odoom, Deputy
Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and
Environment at the weekend inaugurated two development
projects undertaken by the Obuasi Municipal Assembly (OMA)
at an estimated cost of 1.7 billion cedis.
They were rehabilitation of the Obuasi Plantain Market at
880 million cedis from the assembly's share of mineral
royalties and construction of 74 stores from the assembly's
share of the Common Fund at 836 million cedis.
The projects were the assembly's commitment to provide the
market women with standard facility commensurate with their
efforts to promote business in the municipality.
Mr Odoom commended the assembly for the improvement at the
plantain market and announced that it was among the first 10
assemblies in the country that were development-oriented and
committing resources to improve the living standards of the
people.
He appealed to Ghanaians to be patient and have confidence
in Government policies and programmes designed to improve
the living standards of the people.
Mr Joe Boampong, Obuasi Municipal Chief Executive, said the
assembly had initiated some development projects including
the construction of an education office complex for Obuasi.
He appealed to the residents to support the assembly in its
development programmes.
Nana Asirifi Asare II, Presiding Member of the assembly,
urged the people to send their children to school to benefit
from the Capitation grant and the School Feeding Programme.
GNA
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