Daboase : June 2017

Wednesday 21 June 2017

Drainage work at Aniehu

Dredging works at Aniehu at Daboase waterway, to mitigate flooding during the raining season.
The District Assembly in collaboration with SOCFINAF Ghana

WASSA EAST DISTRICT: WASSA EAST DISTRICT RECEIVES 156 LITRES OF CHEMICALS TO FIGHT FALL ARMY WORMS

Wassa East District Director of MOFA Mr. Joseph Kofi Ayiah

The Wassa East District in the Western Region has so far received and distributed a total of 156 litres of three different chemicals to farmers to help fight the infestation of fall army worms in the district.

More than 1000 farmers who own a total of 1,339.85 acreage of maize farms have had their plants attacked by the worms.

Hon. Wilson Arthur, the District Chief Executive (DCE) who announced this during the 6^th ordinary meeting of the 7^th session of the Wassa East District Assembly at Daboase, said the distribution of the chemical had in a way controlled the spread of the worm infestation.

He said the district was however expecting to receive more of the chemicals for distribution to affected farmers.

On other agricultural activities in the district, the DCE said about 1,066 farmers made up of 628 males and 438 females were sensitized on improved farming practices in crop and livestock production whiles 96 youth farmers were also taken through a 4 day rabbit production training.

Hon. Arthur said during the same period 2,500 birds were vaccinated against various diseases, 105 sheep, 199 goats, 12 pigs and 11 dogs were dewormed, and whiles two dogs and one monkey were vaccinated against rabies.

Touching on “planting for food and jobs” programme, the DCE said a technical committee for the programme has been constituted and that prospective farmers in the district were being encouraged to plant vegetables.

He said the district has so far received 76 bags of rice seeds, 121 sachets of pepper seeds, 379 bags of NPK and 379 bags of urea fertilizers for distribution to interested farmers.

The DCE said in line with government’s plans to increase cocoa production in the country, 30,000 cocoa farmers across the country would be introduced to the hand pollination technique and urged cocoa farmers in the area to adopt the technique that make one cocoa tree yield 100 to 500 pods.

He said government is determined to make cocoa farming more rewarding and attractive to the teaming unemployed youth in the district, adding that the Assembly had written to COCOBOD concerning the expansion of the Wassa East cocoa district to include more communities.

Hon. Arthur said as part of the social protection intervention programme to improve the livelihood of the poor and vulnerable, a total of 288 households in 13 communities have benefited from 4 cycles of the LEAP disbursements since December last year.

On Persons Living with Disabilities (PWD), he said the disbursement of funds to the final batch of 70 beneficiaries who took part in the need assessment was done in December last year, adding that 460 PWD registered with the assembly have also been served.

Hon. Arthur further said there is the need to update the data base to cover new cases and those who may not have been covered in the first exercise, adding that Skyy media group with support from star Ghana was partnering the district to enhance the impact of PWD in the district and that medical bills and school fees for some of them had been paid.

Hon Arthur also said the district participated and presented 1,752 candidate made up of 996 boys and 760 girls in the just ended Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

On Health, the DCE said in the past five month a total of 6,658 clients were registered under the NHIS of which 2,816 are now registrants whiles 3,840 are renewals.

He said 356,508 cedis has been paid as claims in the first quarter to the 28 service providers in the district.

Touching on water and sanitation, the DCE said the Assembly with funds from the common fund secretariat has been able to dig 20 boreholes with an additional five boreholes funded by the district development fund.

Tuesday 20 June 2017

WASSA EAST DISTRICT: DCE Assures Assembly To Lead The District To Become A Model District

District Chief Executive (DCE) Hon Wilson Arthur

The Wassa East District Chief Executive (DCE) Hon Wilson Arthur has said that it is his vision to lead the District to become a model rural district in the country.

To achieve this, he said, the district would be guided by a four year strategic development plan.

Hon. Arthur said this during the 6^th ordinary meeting of the 7^th session of the Wassa East District Assembly at Daboase in the Western Region.

He said the four area councils made up of Daboase, Ekutuase, Ateiku and Enyinabrim were being resourced to energize unit committee members in all the communities to live up to their responsibilities.

“Nananom, Community leaders, family leaders, the clergy, teachers and especially our women, farmers and youth are going to experience a new Wassa East District Assembly Service soon”.

He said the people should expect more collaboration with the community information centers across the district to help disseminate the assembly’s projects and programmes, adding that this would go alongside with the usual engagement of Assembly members with their electorates.

Hon. Arthur said with the support of the electorates the Assembly would work hard to create a prosperous local economy anchored by local champion investors, “we will develop our tourism, culture, creative art and sports industries.

On Revenue, the DCE said the total revenue received by the assembly in 2016 stood at

GHC 5,480,474.10 representing 57 percent of the estimated amount of GHC9,637,968.94 resulting in a budget shortfall of GHC4,157,494.94.

He said out of the total revenue, government grants and other receipts including the district assemblies common fund amounted to GHC4, 275,547.53 while revenue from traditional sources stood at GHC1,204,926.57 representing 22 percent.

Mr. Arthur said the assembly approved a revenue estimate of GHC 8,065,569.45 for this year and that internally generated fund component of the estimated revenue was GHC572,360.00. out of which GHC135,509,42 has been collected between January and March.

The DCE was however, not happy with the revenue performance of the various area councils and stressed that if the situation was not properly addressed it would bring the Assembly’s strategic plans to a halt.

On Roads, he said with interventions from Cocobod and the Assembly’s own resource there was an improvement in the district roads and announced that the upgrading of the Daboase to Ateiku 52 kilomitre has been completed.

He said the District had been generally calm but subtle chieftaincy disputes, illegal chain saw operations and galamsey activities continue to be a threat to the security of the district.

He said proactive measures have been put in place to promptly respond to any threats and help maintain peace and order in the communities, adding that the assembly had formed District Mining Taskforce with the mandate to educate the public on the dangers of illegal mining, the processes in acquiring valid small scale mining license.

section of assembly members and heads of departments

VISION AND MISSION WEDA

Vision of WEDA

To develop Wassa East District strategically to become a model prosperous rural district in Ghana.

Wassa East to be acknowledged as land of opportunities and prosperity.

Mission of WEDA

WEDA exist to mobilise resources to implement development plans, programmes and actions necessary to impact our people and communities to make Wassa East a prosperous rural community.

Our Communities must provide fertile environment for one to develop and live better.

We seek to do this creatively and democratically by involving our Chiefs and people in our communities in decision making and implementation and by partnering with corporate institutions, identifiable bodies, faith based organisations, development partners, Civil Society and NGOs and other Actors to deliver public services and goods.

WEDA Staff code of conduct

We are Dedicated servants.

We put our people we serve first.

We live and work to impact our people and our communities.

We serve with honesty and integrity

We facilitate and cooperate with other actors

We are transparent and accountable

For the next four years, human development is our top priority. Special focus - Support for farmers, Promotion of Farmers Markets, Incentives and Support for Investors in Agro Processing, Plantations, Skill Training and Educational Institutions as well as manufacturing.

Development Opportunities

Wassa East has three distinct growth poles -

1. Daboase Heman area (30minutes away to Sekondi Takoradi)

Vast land for Industrial development and Real Estate Cocoa,

Rice serviced by Pra River. Urban town - Daboase.

2. Ateiku Zone -(15minutes away to Praso) rich mining enclave,

Vegetables, Cocoa, Rice, Rubber and Palm. Educational hub.

Ideal site for Agro Processing Industry and Plantation.

Forest reserve. Urban Town - Ateiku. Pra and Subri Rivers

3. Atobiase Zone -(30minutes to Cape Coast) Tourism Enclave with hospitable spirited people, Domama Shrine and Atobiase Water Falls. Cocoa, Vegetables and plantation potential as well as Agro processing. Forest reserve. Urban Town - Atobiase

Serviced by Pra and Subriho Rivers.

Over 40,000 able youth ready to be trained for productive work.

Wednesday 14 June 2017

LIKELY EVENTS TO HAPPEN TOMORROW

LIKELY EVENTS TO HAPPEN TOMORROW

· Wassa East District Chief Executive (DCE) to address Maiden Assembly sitting

The DCE is expected to unveil his plans of making Wassa East District a model District in Ghana.

DCE is expected to unveil his plans tomorrow 15/06/2017

WASSA EAST DISTRICT: Technical Committee On Planting For Food And Jobs Inaugurated

The Western Regional Minister Dr. Kwaku Afriyie has inaugurated a 5–Member District Technical Committee for the government’s “planting for food and Jobs” programme at a short ceremony in Daboase in the Wassa East District.

According to the Minister, the committee is expected to monitor the implementation of the programme in the district.

He added that, the committee will among other things facilitate the coordination of activities and make recommendation.

Dr. Afriyie disclosed that, the district will focus on maize, rice and vegetable production.

He further tasked the committee to manage and monitor the programme implementation through the provision of improved seeds, supply of fertilizers, provision of dedicated extension services, marketing strategy among others.

He revealed that the programme will among other things encourage the youth to desist from migrating elsewhere in search of non-existing jobs, saying that government’s commitment to provide the necessary incentives and policy initiatives to make the agricultural sub-sector more vibrant and profitable.

The Regional Minister also encouraged more youth to go into commercial farming as a source of employment to support the country’s development agenda.

The DCE for Wassa East Hon. Wilson Arthur thanked the Regional Minister for the confidence reposed in them and pledge their readiness to serve the country with dedication.

The members of the committee include the District Chief Executive (DCE) Wilson Arthur, District Coordinating Director Madam Rachel Fosua Sarpong, the District Director of Agric, Joseph Kofi Ayiah, Youth Employment Director Ebenezer Tamakloe and Farmers representative Jones Benjamine Tawiah

.Western Regional Minister Dr. Kwaku Afriyi

WASSA EAST DISTRICT: BAC TRAIN 27 IN SOAP MAKING

WASSA EAST DISTRICT: BAC TRAIN 27 IN SOAP MAKING

The Wassa East District office of the Business Advisory Centre (BAC) has organized a five day training workshop on soap-making for 24 people at Daboase in the Western Region.

The workshop which was attended by participants drawn from the community was co-founded by the Rural Enterprises Project (REP) and the District Assembly.

It was to equip participants with employable skills to render them self-reliant and also to eliminate poverty at the grassroots.

Mr. Daniel Adjei Sarpong, Head of BAC said the project was to complement government’s efforts at reducing poverty by creating employment opportunities for its clients and urged members of the community to take advantage of the intervention.

Mr. Sarpong encouraged the participants to form groups to enhance their chances of getting loans and advised them not to include those who were not credit wealthy.

Hon. Wilson Arthur, the District Chief Executive noted that the workshop demonstrates that government was committed to reducing the unemployment rate especially among the youth.

He urged the youth to avail themselves of such opportunities to improve on their lot to help promote economic activities at the grassroots.

The DCE promised to liaise with BAC to create a medium and micro-enterprise fund to support women groups and micro and small enterprises.

The facilitator of the training Madam Diana Araba Aidoo who is the CEO of DARA Enterprise admonished the participants to put the skills acquired into practice, adding that without constant practice beneficiaries may lose the skills acquired.

She congratulated the participants for comporting themselves throughout the training.