Tano South Assembly rolls out projects to bridge infrastructure gap
The Tano South Municipal Assembly in the Ahafo Region is aggressively investing in a number of development projects, especially in education, to reduce its infrastructure deficit.
According to the assembly, infrastructure deficits such as a bad road network, a shortfall in electricity and water provision, as well as educational facilities, including furniture, remain a major challenge in the municipality.
To bridge the gap, the assembly has undertaken several development projects, which are at various stages of completion.
The Tano South Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Emmanuel Kwame Frimpong, made this known at the assembly’s general meeting at Bechem last Friday.
He said the meeting was to seek the assembly members’ approval of the 2026 Composite Budget to enable the assembly to continue its developmental agenda for the benefit of the people.
Projects
Some of the projects underway are a two-unit Kindergarten (KG) classroom block at the Tungyankrom M/A School, a six-unit classroom block for the Bechem SDA School at Bechem and a three-unit classroom block for the Brosankro New Banko Junior High School (JHS).
In the water sector, the assembly has constructed 19 mechanised boreholes with overhead tanks in 19 deprived communities, including institutions, drilled and mechanised six boreholes in six communities.
Regarding furniture, Mr Frimpong said the assembly had budgeted to supply 5,685 furniture to students and teachers across the municipality.
Breaking it down, he said 413 hexagonal tables and chairs would be procured for KG levels, 1,958 dual desks for primary schools and 2,730 mono desks for JHSs.
Others, Mr Frimpong said, included 117 tables and chairs for KG teachers, 235 for primary teachers and 232 for JHS teachers.
The MCE, who said the assembly remained committed to supporting deprived schools, added that the furniture was the Ghana Education Service (GES) approved standard desks, to be supplied across all levels to address the furniture deficit.
Mr Frimpong promised that the assembly would continue to work closely with the municipal directorate of education to resolve the challenges confronting the sector.
Agriculture
Regarding agriculture, he disclosed that the assembly had secured a parcel of land along the Bechem-Dwomo road to launch the government's poultry flagship project, "Nkoko Nkitinkiti".
He explained that under the initiative, the government would invest in local hatcheries and feed mills to reduce import dependence and lower poultry production costs.
Mr Frimpong pledged the assembly's continued support to the Department of Agriculture to enable it to provide technical assistance and necessary sensitisation programmes to farmers to improve production.
Health, sanitation
He explained that the assembly was set to construct CHPS compounds at Kofintamkrom and Ankase to improve access to quality healthcare.
He pledged the assembly's commitment to ensuring that every citizen in the municipality, regardless of location or income, enjoys affordable, easy access to health services.
On sanitation, the MCE said the assembly had evacuated two old refuse dumps at Adum and Bechem, adding that preparation was underway to evacuate similar dumps at Bechem-Atekyem and Techimantia.
Mr Frimpong said that through the efforts of the chiefs in the area, the assembly had secured a parcel of land at Mansin for the final refuse disposal site.
Focus
He said the assembly would remain focused on consolidating gains in infrastructure, expanding access to basic services and ensuring that every community benefited from the assembly's developmental agenda.
Mr Frimpong said that the assembly would direct resources and funds towards key development priorities, such as completing legacy projects, road maintenance and rehabilitation, among others.
He also said the assembly would pay close attention to improving educational and health infrastructure, government flagship projects and programmes, and social services such as youth empowerment and livelihood programmes.
Partisan politics
The Presiding Member of the assembly, Isaac Kusi Amponsah, appealed to assembly members to eschew partisan politics to secure development in their communities.
He urged the assembly members to actively participate in the deliberations to enhance development in the municipality.
Mr Amponsah said the assembly had taken delivery of some streetlight bulbs for distribution to all electoral areas to improve visibility at night.
"This is to address the issue of insecurity and improve economic development in communities," he said.
Poor roads
Mr Amponsah expressed concern about the deplorable nature of some roads in the municipality.
He said the assembly had begun the process to use the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) machines to improve the road network.
Mr Amponsah urged the assembly members to collaborate with chiefs and other opinion leaders to achieve their development goals.
"I urge you to continue to support the assembly to improve revenue mobilisation," he said.
Mr Amponsah said that they had passed and submitted their resolution for the procurement of 59 motorbikes for assembly members.
He added that the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) had made significant progress with the procurement process for the motorbikes.
"I believe that by the first quarter of 2026, we will receive the motorbikes," he stated.
