JOMORO ASSEMBLY COLLECTS GH¢72,093.95 REVENUE (SEPT 24, PAGE 31)

THE Jomoro District Assembly in the Western Region has collected GH¢72,093.95 as its internally generated fund (IGF) in the first quarter of this year.
The assembly has also received GH¢165,193.12 as the first quarter allocation of the District Assemblies’ Common Fund, out of the total allocation of GH¢363,636.93.
The Jomoro District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Victor Nyianyi Kablan, announced this at the first ordinary meeting of the third session of the assembly at Half Assini.
He said the assembly had the potential for generating more revenue if the members accepted the challenge of educating the people on the importance of paying taxes for the development of their communities.
Mr Kablan, therefore, urged members of the assembly to educate people in their respective communities to honour their tax obligations.
Touching on education, he said the assembly was currently providing financial support for the district and regional science, technical and mathematics education programme at the cost of GH¢2,700.
The DCE stated that the assembly was sponsoring a number of teacher trainees to encourage them to return to the district to teach after completing their courses.
Mr Kablan said construction of an additional side ward for the Half Assini Government Hospital, which was abandoned, had been repackaged and awarded to another contractor.
The assembly, he said, was also committed to assisting students in health training institutions, that were prepared to work in the district after their training.
Concerning the mutual health insurance scheme, Mr Kablan said a total of 54,234 people, representing about 51 per cent, had so far registered with the scheme.
Mr Kablan was unhappy that in spite of the marginal increase, a large proportion of the population in the district was yet to register with the scheme.
He, therefore, enjoined members of the assembly to educate the people on the need to register with the scheme to enable them enjoy better health services.
Touching on water and environmental sanitation, Mr Kablan announced that about 70 per cent of the population in the district was enjoying potable water through the support of the district’s development partners.
“Apart from Tullow Oil Company, the European Union (EU) and the International Development Association have helped in this direction,” he said.
He said Nuba, Beyin, Bonyere and Ezinlibo communities were in the process of getting potable water through the efforts of the EU, the International Development Association and Tullow Oil Company.
He urged the beneficiary communities to keep the water systems working after their completion to pave the way for other communities to benefit from the facility.
Mr Kablan said the assembly had spent colossal sums of money to reshape portions of the feeder roads in the districts that were badly affected by the recent downpour to facilitate economic activities in the various communities.
He added that the surfacing of the Half Assini and Elubo town roads would continue.