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The District Chief Executive for the Asuogyaman District in the Eastern Region, Godwin Bobobee, has pledged his readiness to rectify past mistakes by resetting and rebuilding the district for the benefit of its inhabitants.
‘’There is a new dawn to reset, rebuild and promote the development we want as the people of Asuogyaman.
The previous administration has been so neglectful.
Still, the new administration I supervise on behalf of the President is determined to right the wrongs perpetrated on the people of Asuogyaman in the past eight years,’ Mr Bobobee said.
The new DCE made the remarks in an exclusive interview with the Daily Graphic to unveil his plans and programmes for the district as the head of the new administration in his office at Atimpoku.
He said that as much as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government would not engage in the blame game, what went wrong during the previous administration must be revealed and rectified for the benefit of the people of Asuogyaman and the country at large.
Mr Bobobee stated there was extensive neglect of state assets in the district, to the point that the entire Asuogyaman District Assembly building had developed numerous cracks, threatening the safety of the staff.
Mr Bobobee said the Asuogyaman District Assembly existed to improve the quality of life of the people by providing and maintaining basic services and other social amenities within the framework of environmental sustainability and democratic decentralisation.
That, he said, was in line with the NDC’s 2024 manifesto and, therefore, the Asuogyaman District would not deviate from it.
On development projects earmarked for the district per the 2025 budget, Mr Bobobee said the focus would be education, health and sanitation.
He said there would be six-unit classroom blocks, two two-unit classroom blocks for junior high schools, two CHPS compounds and a number of boreholes to solve the water challenge facing some of the communities in the district.
On road infrastructure, the DCE said several roads would be constructed in the district, including Atimpoku to Bonsu, Akwamufie, Akosombo to Kudikope roads, among others.
He emphasised that as part of the Eastern Corridor Road, there would be a flyover at Asikuma, adding that, ‘Asikuma will see a 24-Hour Model Market and the place will be more or less a commercial hub’’.
The DCE also expressed concern about the teacher shortage in the district, which was affecting effective teaching and learning, and assured that future education projects would address teacher accommodation and proper school sanitation facilities to enable teachers to accept postings to rural areas.
‘’Communities such as Atimpoku, Akrade, Akosombo, Anum, and a few others have the required number of teachers, but the rest have a serious deficit,” he added.
He said the assembly had technocrats who were needed to deliver and appealed to the assembly staff to support him, as he would also foster a mutual and cordial relationship in carrying out his duties.
Mr Bobobee concluded, ’’Development has no political colour and we need as a people to come together and avoid issues that will divide us.”
“If we focus on issues that will divide us, then we shall lag. I want all of us to collaborate to bring about the needed development,’’ he added.
