Obuasi Assembly Initiates Moves To Strengthen Public – Private Partnership

In its bid to deepen public-private partnership, the Obuasi Municipal Assembly has resolved to reconstitute a committee to be in charge of all Build Operate and Transfer (B.O.T) negotiations and report details to the General Assembly. This was revealed in the Mid-year review report of the Municipal Chief Executive during the Fourth Ordinary Meeting of the Sixth Assembly of the Obuasi Municipal Assembly last week.

The B.O.T committee has the Municipal Coordinating Director as the chairman and it includes; the Works Engineer, Chairperson of the Finance and Administration sub-committee and some selected Assembly members.

In the Address, Hon. Richard Ofori Agyeman Boadi, the Municipal Chief Executive for Obuasi also made known to the house that, from the period January to May, 2016, the Assembly spent an amount of Fourteen Thousand Two Hundred (GH₵ 14,200.00) on both Disability support and HIV response. He mentioned that, there are a lot of applications for Disability Support which are still undergoing Vetting and Subsequent approval.

On the Assembly’s quest to enhance participatory governance, it has through the Information Service Department (I.S.D) come out with an electoral area sensitization programme dubbed “ W’asetena mu nsem” where the Assembly at such fora explains very vital issues to the public ranging from health, sanitation, education and power. The public is given the opportunity to ask any question that bordered on their sustenance and survival at the forum.

The General Assembly debated extensively and approved a proposal on bye-laws regulating the operations of Information Centers in the Municipality. This follows public uproar about their operations.

Meanwhile, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Honorable John Alexander Ackon was formally introduced to the house as the Ashanti Regional Minister in the course of the session.

In the Company of the Director, Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating council, Mr. Kofi Ababio Dwomoh Asubonteng and some Regional Executives of the National Democratic Congress, Hon Ackon thanked the Assembly members for their continuous industry and upholding the Principles of decentralization.

The former Municipal Chief Executive for Obuasi revealed to the house that Government is in process of rolling out a programme dubbed Health Education which will complement the ongoing National Sanitation day which is observed nationally on the first Saturday of every month.

Hon Ackon further advised various Assemblies in the country to allow the sub-structures to function effectively. It is only when the Sub-metros, Zonal and Area Councils at the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies respectively function effectively that good governance can be assured, he added.

As part of his visit to the Municipality, Hon. John Alexander Ackon inspected the ongoing construction works at the Kunka Market and made donations to the S.D.A Hospital, Government Hospital and some selected mosques in the Municipality.