The New Juaben North Municipal Assembly has held its second ordinary meeting of the first session of the third Assembly at the Assembly hall.
The Municipal Chief Executive, the Municipal coordinating director, chiefs, the presiding member, assembly members and heads of departments at the municipal assembly were all present at the meeting.
In the welcome address the Hon. Presiding member for the municipal Assembly, Ishmael Afram Owusu, entreated everyone at the meeting to contribute their ideas to help accelerate the development of the assembly and municipality.
The municipal chief executive, Dr. Edward Asante Antwi started his speech by welcoming everyone to the meeting and continued to brief the house on the current financial situation of the assembly. He said, significant efforts are being made to increase the Assembly’s internally generated fund (IGF) base, in order to meet its numerous commitments.
He said as at the end of September,2024,an amount of Two Hundred and Seventy Four Thousand, Two Hundred and Nine Ghana Cedis, Fifty-Four pesewas(274,209,54) has been realized for Property Rates alone as against the budgeted figure of Two Hundred and Sixty Thousand Ghana cedis(260,000.00) constituting approximately 105.47% performance.
Hon. Edward Asante Antwi on his address on health said, significant progress has so far been made in improving the health care and wellbeing of the people. He said, the health sector has implemented various health programs and initiatives aimed at promoting healthier lifestyles, increasing access to healthcare services and addressing the unique health needs of the population.
In regards to security, he said the municipality is relatively peaceful. However, our municipality requires total collaboration between various stakeholders including, law enforcement agencies, emergency services, government officials and community members.
Speaking on education, he said school enrollment have significantly improved. A total of twenty three thousand, seven hundred and ninety (23,790) pupils are enrolled in basic schools, out of which eleven thousand, eight hundred and seventy eight (11,878) are males and eleven thousand, nine hundred and twelve (11,912) are females.
The Municipal Chief Executive, stressed on the importance of peace due to upcoming General Elections on 7th December, 2024, he said his role as the chairperson of the Municipal Security Committee is pivotal, not just in Government but also in fostering an environment where Democracy can flourished.
He therefore on behalf of the Security agencies to reaffirm his unwavering commitment to maintaining peace before during and after the Presidential and Parliamentary elections
Story by
Elizabeth Ansaah
Municipal Information Officer.