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TANO S: Brosankro benefits from water project
The Tano South Municipal Assembly has signed contracts with three (3) companies and cut-sod for the commencement of work on water project at Brosankro in the Tano South Municipality.

Date Created : 9/25/2018 8:11:18 AM : Story Author : Barnie K. Agyeman/Ghanadistricts.com

At a durbar held at Brosankro before the sod-cutting ceremony, the Municipal Chief Executive, Collins Offinam Takyi noted that the Brosankro Water Project was initiated under the leadership of Ex-President John Dramani Mahama but due to the financial constraints, the project could not be completed.

He said because governance is continuous, the current administration led by Nana Akufo-Addo, have secured money from the World Bank to complete the Brosankro water project to make residents of Brosankro acquire portable water to drink and also use for other household activities.


MCE for Tano South


Mr. Takyi emphasized that the project is under the Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Project and hinted that the project will be completed in eight (8) months by the contractor. He thus urged residents of Brosankro to give the necessary supports to the contractor to make him complete the project on time.

He reiterated that government will collaborate with the Tano South Municipal Assembly to implement good policies and programmes to help improve the living standards of the people and called on all and sundry to support the government.

The MCE said proposals to create Ahafo Region were presented to President of the Republic of Ghana by the Council of Chiefs of Ahafo and explained that the proposals have been considered by His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President of the Republic of Ghana but said a referendum is expected to be conducted by the Electoral Commission in December, 2018 and urged all legible voters to vote YES when the referendum exercise begins and used the occasion to catalogue some of the achievements of government.

Alhaji Ahmed Ewura

Alhaji Ahmed Ewura (Engineer), the Brong Ahafo Regional Director of Community Water and Sanitation Agency said Assemblies have signed contract with three companies to execute water project in the Tano South Municipality, Nkoranza South Municipality, Pru West District and Jaman North District and hinted that all those who need water at their abodes should register with the contractors.

He said the procurement processes have been completed by the three (3) companies mandated to execute water projects in Tano South Municipality including the three Assemblies and used the occasion to explain the civil works and electro-mechanics works and urged stakeholders to support the contractors when the project begins.

Appiah (Akwamuhene) speaking at the function

Nana Kusi Appiah, the Akwamuhene of Brosankro who chaired the programme thanked Hon. Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere, the MP for Tano South Constituency and Hon. Collins Offinam Takyi, the MCE for Tano South for their leading role played to make government to complete Brosankro water project and promised to collaborate with other residents of the community to maintain the water project as the need arises.