Francis Kwadwo Oppong, Dormaa West DCE
The Dormaa West District of the Bono Region is witnessing massive infrastructural development, especially in the area of road construction, as part of efforts by the government to open up the hinterlands to boost socio-economic activities.
The construction of major road networks in the area will also facilitate trade between Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire as the district is one of the country’s border towns along its western frontiers.
Among the key roads which are receiving attention are Diabaa-Kraakrom, Diabaa – Atesikrom-Yaakrom, Nyamebekyere Junction-Nkwantaso-Kwakuanya and Kwakuanya – Kwadwomokrom-Asuontam roads.
Francis Kwadwo Oppong, the DCE for the area, disclosed this when he addressed the First Ordinary Meeting of the Dormaa West District Assembly held at Nkrankwanta, the district capital.
He also announced that the two-kilometre Nkrankwanta town roads, which stretch from the District Assembly through parts of the town, had been awarded on contract by the Regional Highways with drains.
Touching on other projects, the DCE told the meeting that the District Fire Station office had been completed and handed over to the Assembly for use by the Ghana National Fire Service while the District Court Complex and judges’ bungalow are all at various stages of construction.
According to him, a CHPS Compound built for the people of Aprakukrom has been completed and handed-over for use by the public.
On water and sanitation, Mr. Kwadwo Oppong informed the house that one borehole was being constructed for residents of Yaakrom, while several others would soon be drilled in the various communities.
Security
The DCE also informed the Assembly members that the security situation in the district is “calm.”
“As you can see, businesses are moving on well, and citizens are enjoying maximum peace, and this, I will say, is earned through the proactive security policy of the government through the implementation of DISEC,” he explained.
“We are not in normal times, given the recent occurrences of terrorist attacks in other parts of Africa. Ghana is not exceptional to stay aloof. In a move to prevent this in Ghana, Government has embarked on the ‘See Something, Say Something’ campaign, which we must all endorse, and support the government and the security agencies to achieve this goal. So, the message goes ‘See Something, Say Something’.”
Education
Turning his focus on education, the DCE said in line with the government’s policy of making education accessible to all, the Assembly had initiated works on the construction of one KG block at Yaakrom, a 3-unit classroom block at Asuontam, and the construction of an examination printing centre at Nkrankwanta all with DPAT and IGF respectively.
“Also, girls from the district were trained in ICT, and taken to Dormaa Ahenkro and Sunyani for competitions, after which the District Assembly awarded them with seven laptops. A reading competition is also being organized for pupils at the lower primary level to increase their reading abilities, which are slated to come off on 7th July 2022,” he disclosed.
Health
He revealed that there had been a series of Covid-19 vaccination campaigns in the district to sensitize the people to take the vaccine.
“A total of 21,850 took the first dose, 11,331 have taken the second dose while 2,267 have taken the booster dose, making a total of 35,448 vaccines given to individuals in the district,” he said.
He also said the distribution of folic acid to girls in the district is also ongoing, adding that “there has been vaccination against schistosomiasis for children in the age range of 5-15 years in the communities where over 90% of children within the specified age group have been reached.”
“The assembly also supported the health directorate to conduct an HIV ‘know your status’ campaign in March of this year,” he added.
Physically challenged persons
According to the DCE, 28 persons with disability in the district were given fridges, ice-chests, sewing machines, hair dryers, fufu pounding machines, container stores as well as medical and educational support on February 11, 2022 “in order to bridge the gap between the abled body persons and the less privileged in society.”
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