The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Wa East, Mr Adamu Sayibu, has outlined key development interventions being implemented in the district over the past few months.

The DCE made the disclosure at a meeting organised by the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), which brought together all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) and key stakeholders in the Upper West Region.

Mr Sayibu said the district generally enjoyed peace but acknowledged recent disturbances at Yayounyiri, which claimed two lives.

“The police and the District Security Committee (DISEC), with support from the Regional Security Council (REGSEC), are actively working to restore tranquillity,” he stated.

To strengthen the security framework and enhance public safety, he hinted at plans to increase the number of personnel across the immigration, fire service, and police departments.

Touching on education, the DCE noted that Wa East currently boasts 80 kindergartens, 85 primary schools, 64 junior high schools, and two senior high schools.

He said the recent completion of two-storey buildings at Dupari had led to the proposal to convert a facility initially earmarked for a Senior High School into a health training institution.

However, he expressed concern over the deteriorating classroom infrastructure, adding that many schools still lacked adequate furniture for both students and teachers.

On agriculture, Mr Sayibu indicated that 164 farmer-based organisations had been registered under the government’s Feed Ghana Programme, including 15 cooperative groups, despite recent armyworm attacks.

Regarding water and sanitation, he said the district was working to improve the situation through the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) initiative.

He mentioned that efforts to enhance Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) included the construction of household latrines and the provision of boreholes and hand pumps in collaboration with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).

Mr Sayibu also raised concerns over the assembly’s inherited debts, noting that the situation continued to affect its financial capacity.