The
Tano South Municipal Assembly during its inaugural session failed to elect the
Presiding Member of the Assembly but sworn 39 Assembly Members and 18
Government appointees into office by His Worship Samuel Bright Acquah
At
the election to elect the new Presiding Member of the Assembly, voting took
place two consecutive times and non of the contestant had the two-thirds of the
voters and the election was postponed by the Municipal electoral officer.
Dignitaries
and a cross section of participants at the function
The
program which took place at the forecourt of Bechem community Centre saw
dignitaries like Hon Collins Offinam Takyi, Municipal Chief Executive for Tano
South, Hon Evan Opoku Bobie, the Ahafo Regional Minister, Nana Fosu Gyeabour
Akoto II, the Omanhene of Bechem Traditional Area, Hon. Opuku Atuahene former
DCE Tano South, Hon. Bukari Zakari Anaba former DCE Tano South, Municipal fire
commander, DO II Abraham Tam Sacky, Heads of department and Political Parties'
executives.
The
Municipal Chief Executive, Hon Collins Offinam Takyi in his welcome address
congratulated Assembly Members, elect and Government appointees on their
appointment into office and urged them to work hard to ensure the Municipality
is developed.
He used the occasion
to mention some of the achievements made in Municipality by NPP government and
outlined the construction of dormitory and classroom blocks for Presbyterian
Senior High School at Bechem, Samuel Otu Presbyterian Senior High School, the
commencement of Bechem to Techimantia road amongst many others.
Hon.
Collins Offinam Takyi the Municipal Chief Executive, talking to the house
The
minister for Ahafo Region, Hon. Evans Opoku Bobie who represented the President
of the republic, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo in his speech said the
president sees this inauguration as another win for the democracy of Ghana
especially the local government.
He
said the development of Tano South is largely dependent on the members and
urged them to work tirelessly to bring prosperity to their people and charged
them including the unit committee members to mobilize revenue for the Assembly.
He
appealed to the residents to vote massively for the NPP in the 2020 to enable
His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo and his government complete all
projects which have been initiated by the current government and called on Nananom and all to support the assembly to
perform its mandates.
Hon.
Evans Opoku Bobie Ahafo Regional Minister, addressing the gathering
The
Omanhene of Bechem Traditional area, Nana Fosu Gyeabuor who chaired the event
said, the inauguration of new assembly members was a great day for the municipality,
and pledged that he would
work with the assembly
to bring development and informed the new assembly Members to ensure peace and
unity is prevailed among them.
