TANO SOUTH MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY HOLDS EDUCATION ON COVID 19

A stakeholders' meeting to outline plans and modalities to implement the President's directives of combating coronavirus has been held in the aforementioned municipality.

             

The people at the function

The programme was attended by the MCE for Tano South Municipality, Hon. Collins Offinam Takyi, the Presiding Member Hon. Asare Antwi, the municipal coordinating director, Mr Ayambire Akaditi, DSP James Tei, the Municipal Police Commander, Nananom, Assembly members, and some Heads of Department.

Addressing the gathering, the Municipal Chief Executive for Tano South, Hon. Collins Offinam Takyi thanked participants for their prompt response to the meeting and said following the outbreak of the disease, several engagements have been held at national and regional levels and it is prudent for the assembly to do same to combat the disease in the municipality.

       

MCE for Tano South Municipal, Hon. Collins Offinam Takyi addressing the gathering

Hon. Takyi stated that, the municipal and public health service has put a number of measures in-place to manage and prevent the spread of the virus in the Municipality. He urged members especially the Traditional rulers (Nananom) who hold much authority to enforce some of the directives of the president to ensure the disease finds no place in the Municipality.

Hon. Takyi said, plans have been put in place to sensitize the public on the disease to ensure the public adhere to the COVID - 19 preventive measures. He advised the social distancing measures should be strictly adhered to in mass transit system and public gatherings.

The Municipal Director of Ghana Health Service, Dr. Pater Asare said the public health measures to manage suspected cases and identification of isolation center have been done by the directorate and called all to support the Assembly to fight against the disease.

He urged members to adhere to the personal Hygiene etiquettes such as Hand Washing, using of alcohol base hand sanitizers, coughing into tissues paper, covering of nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing among others.

The Municipal Director of Ghana Health Service, Dr. Pater Asare educating the people

Dr. Asare said, Government has provided the Health sector with some logistics such as Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), diagnostic equipment, thermometer, sample taking devices and medicines.  

Nana Fosu Boadi who represented Nana Fosu Gyeabour Akoto II, Omanhene of Bechem Traditiomal Council said, covid-19 outbreak could  affect anyone irrespective of his or her ethnicity,  colour, religion, age, political affiliation among others and urged all and sundry to devoid from discriminating persons affected by coronavirus. 

TANO SOUTH DISTRICT CELEBRATES 63RD INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSAY

A parade of school children and school cadet corps drawn from Primary, Junior High and Second Cycle schools together with some civil society organizations have converged  at Bechem to mark the  63rd Independence Day Anniversary Celebration.

The programme which  held at the Bechem Presbyterian Senior High School’s park saw dignitaries like Hon Collins Offinam Takyi, the MCE for Tano South, Mrs. Mabel Botokro, the Municipal Education Director, DSP James Teyi, the Municipal Police Commander, Hon. Asare Antwi  the Presiding Member for Tano South, DO II Abraham Tarm-Sackye, the Municipal Fire Commander, and Nana Fosu Gyeabour Akoto II, the Omanhene of Bechem Traditional Area, Assembly Members,  Clergy and Heads of various Government Departments and Agencies

                  

                                      Dignitaries at the function whilst MCE inspecting the parade

In an anniversary speech delivered on behalf of the President, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Tano South Municipal Chief Executive Hon. Collins Offinam Takyi urged Ghanaians irrespective of their political affiliations, religion, colour, ethnicity and amongst others to come together to address the challenges facing the developmental needs of Ghana. He said the existence of collaboration among our forefathers made them to attain Ghana's independence.  He feather said government has initiated Ghana beyond aid policy which seek to make Ghanaians use Ghana's products to ensure swiftly development of Ghana's economy and informed all and sundry to support the agenda of the government to make the policy to be effectively implemented

                            

                                MCE for Tano South giving his anniversary speech at the function

Hon. Takyi said, though 63 years after independence, there have been so many wasted opportunities which if utilized properly would have shaped the economy of Ghana but  said notwithstanding, the nation has made remarkable progress that needs to be celebrated. on  the holistic achievements of Ghana,  he said the country has been able to  maintain the atmosphere of  peace, control of epidemic and pandemic diseases, keep out terrorist activities, organised and management of elections,  introduced free SHS policy and amongst others.

                   

                        

                                                   The school children in a march past

 Hon. Takyi indicated that government in an attempt to prevent the spread of corona virus the country has constituted a high-powered emergency response team to handle the crisis and update president on the new development of the disease.

He commended the students and planning committee for working tirelessly to make the Municipality celebrates its 63rd Independence Day Anniversary and the schools which excelled well in the march past were given awards.