WASSA EAST: DCE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT 2014

WASSA EAST: DCE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT 2014

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Wassa East Honourable Anthony Emmanuel Aggrey has expressed optimism for the year 2014. He said just as the president H.E John Dramani Mahama expressed high hope in his maiden address to the people of Ghana his representatives at the local level need to match their expectations with that of the president in order to achieve total success this year.

Hon. Aggrey said this in an interview with the Information Services Department in Daboase in the Western Region.

According to the DCE in spite of the court case which stalled and derailed most developmental projects and investment opportunities across the country the previous year some successes were achieved.

Enumerating some of the success chalked by the district, the DCE said the district was the first to take the initiative in fighting the illegal mining menace which was dotted across the country. Explaining that the initiative to fight the illegal mining saw government wading into the fight, adding the action even saw the president visiting the district to see at first hand the destruction caused by illegal miners on the Pra River.

Again Hon. Aggrey said the district scored 97 percent in the Functional Organizational Assessment Tool (FOAT), one of the highest marks recorded in the region.

On infrastructure development, the DCE said the assembly focused on completing all ongoing projects in the district hence the completion of the district Magistrate court and Bungalow, District Police Station and a Bungalow for the commander. Others are completion of 24 unit market shed, construction of Out of Patient Department (OPD) for Daboase Health Centre and the completion of CHPS compound at Akutuase.

On expectation for the year, the DCE said the assembly is mapping up strategy to improve revenue generation, stating that due to low fee fixing the assembly could not generate enough revenue for development saying that the assembly is due to operationalize all the four area councils and equip them to collect revenue for the district.

He also said that the current low rates will be raised marginally to ensure that most projects initiated for the year is completed.

Honourable Aggrey admonished staff of the assembly to put in their maximum best to improve productivity as well as eschewing attitudes that will only retard growth.

Hon.Anthony Emmanuel Aggrey  (DCE )Wassa East District