The Tano South Municipal Assembly
through the Department of Social Welfare has disbursed the two percent
(2%) Share of the Municipal Assembly’s Common
Fund to 69 Persons
living with Disability.
Some of the items and
beneficiary receiving her item
Mr.
Illiasu Abdulai, the chairman of the disability association in the municipality
on behalf of the association thanked
government for continuing such an intervention programme to assist the members
of the association with important items to enable them earn a living. He
however thanked the Member of Parliament for the Tano South Constituency,
Municipal Chief Executive and social welfare department for their leading role
played to make them acquire such a worthy items. He charged the beneficiaries
of the items to use them for the intended purposes and put them into good use.
The chairman of the
association, Mr Illiasu speaking to the people
The
Municipal director of social welfare and community development Gladys Zuuri in her
address welcomed all present and thanked them for making time to attend such a
remarkable event. She commended members of the association for their
comportment and said the distribution of items has been done in batches and
emphasized that this distribution of items marks the third ceremony and hinted
that over 200 items have distributed this year, 2020 and urged those who have
not received some of the items to exercise patience and in no time theirs will
be ready for distribution.
Gladys Zuuri, social
welfare director speaking at the gathering
Addressing the beneficiaries, the
Tano South Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Collins Offinam Takyi extended the warm felicities of His
Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to them.
He said, it is an obligation on the part of government to support people
living with disability. Against this background that government through the
Department of Social Welfare and community development has distributed the items to
them. He said people with disabilities
are not outcasts and must not be treated badly in a society. He charged them
not to allow their condition to discourage them from being perusing their dreams and urged them to work hard since success is
not achieve on silver plata
Hon. Collins Offinam
Takyi, MCE for Tano South speaking at the function
Touching
on the achievement of government, Hon. Takyi said the NPP government under the
leadership of His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo has introduced
various policies and programmes in all sectors of the economy to help improve
the living standards of the people. He therefore advised the beneficiaries to
make good use of the items, since they are the assets that can generate money
for them at times.
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