GA CENTRAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ENGAGES RESIDENTS OF NII OKAIMAN WEST ELECTORAL AREA

The MCE and his dignitaries engaging the event.

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on. Emmanuel Adotey Allotey, the Municipal Chief Executive of Ga Central Municipal Assembly and the Heads of Department on Sunday, 7th December, 2025, engage the landlord, tenants, and residents under the Nii Okaiman West electoral area (Tabora 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6, , Alhaji, Living Spring, Scorpion Down Ankofa) and interacted with the landlords associations and residents at the Foursquare Chapel International.

Present at the meeting were the Municipal Coordinating Director, John Owusu Koranteng, Assembly member for Nii Okaiman West electoral area, Hon. Tugbah Simon- Fatau, Municipal Information Officer, Kennedy Anin, , the Municipal Budget officer, Rita Boafo, Municipal Physical Planning Officer, who was represented by Mr Victor, Municipal , Municipal Urban Roads Engineer, John Armah, Municipal of NADMO Mr Hakeem Asamoah ,

In an opening address , Hon. Allotey welcomed residents to the meeting and assured them that whatever that would be discussed would be taken seriously by the assembly in order to achieve development within the municipality.

Moving on, Hon. Emmanuel Adotey Allotey said, the Assembly is ready to do the needful but it is also incumbent on residents to pay their taxes by way of property rate as well as business operating permits to help the assembly maximize revenue.

CONCERNS RAISED
1. Bad roads
2. Lack of constant communication with residents
3. Construction of bridge, construction of drains, security
4. Building of Police station,
5. Inadequate street lighting system as their major problems.

Most of the residents present were concerned about the poor nature of the roads within the Tabora enclave. They complained bitterly about their constant request to the Assembly for some of their inner roads and drains to be fixed and have since not been heeded to.

Going on further, some residents also wanted a wooden bridge constructed over a gutter which pose danger to school children when crossing to school .

On the issue of sanitation, residents were concerned about the way people open their sewages into drains whenever it rained as well as the infrequent lifting of refuse by waste management companies posing a health risk to the community.

Some residents also raised the issue of security, especially the smoking of ‘wee’ and other social vices that is harmful to the youth in the residents. They were also concerned about inadequate streetlights and wants the Assembly member to help in mobilizing streetlights for the community.

Responding to concerns, the Municipal Urban Roads Engineer, Mr. John Armah responded saying that before roads are constructed, there is the need for the construction of drains which have already been done so paper work about their roads have been sent to the head office for approval though he is unable to give any time lines. He was however hopeful that very soon every paper work would be sorted out for construction to begin. ,

The MCE in response told them to be patient Since a lot of developments will start very soon from the coming year. . He assured them that all their roads would be fixed sooner than they anticipate.

In a closing address, the Hon. MCE asked the residents to formalize their concerns into writing and present at the Assembly. He admonished participants to build a resilient landlords association that would help bring development to their community. Hon. Adotey praised the community for offering self-help by trying to construct a bridge. He however asked them to inform the Assembly before undertaking community project for proper guidelines

DECESION TAKEN
1. The residents were asked to collaborate with the opinion leaders, the assembly, Pastors, and Imams to advice the youth to desist from smoking of ‘wee’ and other social vices.
2. All residents, Tenants , and the assembly should come together on the Sanitation Day for the clean-up exercise to be done in order to finish early.

An image displaying various Heads of Department.

Picture of landlords and tenants present.

A public interaction with the MCE at its best.

A landlady having interactive sessions with the MCE and his executive

A landlord airing out his problems to the MCE and his executives.

A staff member from the office of the registry in the GCMA educating the community members on customary marriages and ordinance in Ghana.