Member of Parliament for Sissala East Constituency, Mohammed Issah Bataglia, has collaborated with the Sissala East Municipal Assembly to hand over six development projects to contractors for construction in various communities. The projects, funded through the District Assemblies Common Fund, cover education, healthcare, sanitation, community infrastructure, and local economic activities. Contractors have been given a six-month deadline to complete the works.
The beneficiary communities include Kong Baluolo, where a three-unit classroom block with supporting facilities will be constructed. In Bandei community, work has commenced on a four-unit teachers' quarters and a two-unit Kindergarten block with washrooms and an electricity extension. These projects aim to improve teachers' accommodation and provide a better learning environment for early childhood education.
In Vamboi community, the team handed over the site for construction and furnishing of a Community-based Health Planning and Services compound, two-unit nurses' accommodation, two-unit water closet toilet facilities, and an electricity extension. This project is expected to enhance healthcare services in the community. Sissala East Municipal Chief Executive, Adamu Benin Yakubu, assured residents that funds for the projects are available.
At Challu, one of the biggest communities in Sissala East Municipality, an abandoned community centre project was reawarded to a contractor for completion. The project includes roofing, plastering, painting, and the provision of administrative offices and washrooms. Community leaders at Challu appealed for a future extension of the centre and support to complete a self-help clinic maternity ward.
In Taffiasi community, sod was cut for a two-unit KG block with washrooms and an electricity extension. The new facility is expected to replace an old and dilapidated structure currently used by kindergarten pupils for learning. This project aims to improve the learning environment for young students.
The exercise ended with the sixth project at Tumu, the municipal capital, with the commencement of work on a modern slaughterhouse. Chief Butcher of Tumu, Awolo Ibrahim, appealed to the Municipal Assembly to consider fencing the facility after construction. The MCE tasked all contractors to extend electricity to the respective project sites and complete the projects within the six-month period.
Representatives of the Ghana Education Service and Ghana Health Service commended the Municipal Assembly for prioritising education and primary healthcare infrastructure, particularly in rural communities. The MP, Mohammed Issah Bataglia, stressed the importance of collaboration and sustained commitment in delivering development to the constituency, reaffirming his commitment to working with stakeholders to implement projects that respond to residents' needs.
Key points
- The projects are funded through the District Assemblies Common Fund.
- Contractors have been given a six-month deadline to complete the works.
- The projects aim to improve education, healthcare, and community infrastructure in the constituency.
