BAWKU WEST ON PATH OF PROGRESS (PAGE 54, NOV 15, 2010)

THE Bawku West District Assembly has completed a number of development projects to enhance the socio-economic life in the district.
The district assembly has in the past 20 months executed various projects on education, health and agriculture to improve upon the lives of the people.
The District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Anabah Adam Moro announced this at the “Meet the press” series introduced by the Upper East Regional Minister to give a platform for assemblies to showcase what they had achieved during their tenure in office.
The DCE said contrary to the practice where projects initiated by a previous government were abandoned, his administration had upon assuming office, completed the construction of a six-unit classroom block with ancillary room such as office, store and kindergarten at Kusanaba.
It has also completed two three-unit teachers’ bungalows at Gore and Tanga as well as two three-unit classroom blocks at Atarikom and rehabilitated a six-unit classroom block at Timonde, as well as the completion of teachers’ quarters at Kpantarigu.
Mr Moro said within the 20 months of the current administration, the assembly had constructed a six-unit classroom block for the Soogo Primary School, a three-unit classroom block with an office and a store at the Lamboya Model School and a two-unit workshop at the Kusanaba Vocational centre.
The DCE said in its quest to boost agricultural productivity for enhanced income, 273 acres of rice were cultivated in three communities, namely Tilli, Lamboya and Samblongo, under the block farm programme introduced by the government.
He stated that to date, a total of 100 farmers, comprising 75 males and 25 females had benefited from the venture.
Mr Moro said under the same programme, 549 acres of soya bean were cultivated in four communities, Tilli, Apotdabogo, Bulungu and Zongoyire, benefitting a total of 322 farmers.
Additionally, Mr Moro said 182 acres of maize were cultivated under the block farm programme.
He stressed that the self-help spirit of the people had been rekindled and that had led to the execution of more than 11 projects spread across the district.
The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr Mark Woyongo, promised that every effort was being made to source for funds to asphalt the Bolgatanga-Zebilla-Bawku road to facilitate smooth travel and economic activities on that corridor.
He also announced that an aggressive rural electrification programme had been rolled out to ensure that more than 500 communities were hooked to the national grid.
Mr Woyongo also announced that the government had instituted a scholarship scheme for 40 brilliant, needy students in the second-cycle and tertiary educational institutions in each district and urged members in the communities to take advantage of the scheme.