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The Kintampo Municipal Assembly has held its fourth session of the Seventh Assembly Meeting at the Assembly hall to discuss matters of importance to the development of the Municipality.

The Presiding Member in his welcome address informed the house how they should contribute effectively to the deliberation brought before the house by building decorum and having consensus therefore soliciting maximum cooperation and collaboration on the floor of the house.

The presiding member entreated every member of the house to observe rules and regulations of their debates during deliberation to contribute to the discussions on the floor of the house.

Mr. Dawuda Mohammed added that, the duties of “Assembly members are to exercise deliberative, legislative and executive functions, in the discharge of their duties, in the light of these functions, for us to be able to deliver effectively as Assembly members, we apply the concept of the 3Cs that is Communication, Consultation, and collaboration in our work.”

He also remarkably commended and appreciated the efforts of the Municipal Assembly technocrats, all workers for their hard work in the development of the Kintampo Municipality.

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Mr. Isaac Baffoe Ameyaw in his sectional address stated how delighted he was to give the overview of the current state of affairs of the Municipality and extended his heartfelt gratitude to all who made any contribution and support in the pursuit of the municipality development.

Areas touched by the MCE were on the finances of the Municipality, where District Assembly Common Fund (DACF), District Performance Assessment Tool (DPAT) and Revenue was looked at and discussed. Security, Sanitation, Environmental challenges, Health sector, Education sector, was not left out in their deliberations.

In Agriculture, Mr. Baffoe stated that the president of the Republic of Ghana have that sector in his heart, and for that matter a lot of Government interventions have been introduce such as “Planting for Export and Rural Development, Planning for Foods and Jobs and Rearing for Food and Jobs etc. and what the Assembly have also been able to do for farmers in the Municipality.

Developmental Projects, construction of No. 6-unit classroom blocks with officers and stores, Toilets with elevated water tanks, Constriction of 1 No. unit kindergarten school block, Contraction of pavement and drainage works and Reshaping of existing road, and Delay on projects etc were all discussed and deliberated on.

In conclusion of the MCE address, the executive Committee was brought to the house for extensive recommendation, deliberation, voted and adopted by members of the house.

As Ghana marks its 66th Independence Day Anniversary, on the 6th of March, the Kintampo Municipal was not left out of this year’s celebration which was a colorful parade at the College of Health and Well-being Pack on Monday Morning.

The parade which was commanded by the Personnel’s of Kintampo Municipal Ambulance and Ghana Fire Service saw School children drawn from twenty-five (25) Primary Schools and twenty-five (25) Junior High schools, Two (2) Senior High Schools including a community Development Vocational Institution, Municipal security forces, Natlas, Garages, Red Cross Association, were all present at this year’s independence parade.

The parade also drew spectators from all walks of life and ages. With school children highly visible at the ground, Mr. Baffoe also touched on the education sector in the Municipality which has seen improvement and called on stakeholders to support and congratulated Kintampo Senior High School for their excellent performance in last year’s WASSCE.

The Municipal Chief Executive reminded the people that our strength would come from resilience, determination and hard work as Ghanaians; we should remain steadfast, committed to growth and development despite the many obstacles we face as a country. 

He entreated Nananom to genre their efforts and focus on creating a better future for Ghana and embrace the theme. He then encouraged teachers, parents, assembly members, religious leaders and all stakeholders to direct their individual and collective efforts in fighting drug abuse which has become prevalent among the youth.

The MCE mentioned that the government has initiated several flagship projects to promote the development of the country such as the one district one factory (1D1F), which initiative is to promote and establish Ghanaians and giving them jobs despite our challenges as a country.

He said the theme “OUR UNITY, OUR STRENGTH, OUR PURPOSE” was chosen to consider achievements and strides sectors such as Education, Health, Energy, Youth Employment and the Economy have made. 

Madam Esther Ottah the Municipal HIV/AIDS Coordinator used the occasion to educate the public on HIV/AIDS in the municipality, our behavioral intervention, the Municipal state of HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS being real, we should be bold and get tested now and so on.

Play out were displaced by children with the inscription; Be faithful to a partner, do not use needles used by someone, choose less risky sexual behaviors, you can’t get Aids if you aren’t infected with HIV, Prevention is better than cure, don’t inject drugs etc.