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The government has commenced an 80-unit housing project at Nkrankwanta, the Dormaa West District capital, to resolve the growing accommodation deficit and improve living conditions for public sector workers.
The first phase of the project, which is at the foundation level, is expected to be completed in 18 months.
Funded by the Government of Ghana (GoG), the project is to ensure that critical staff are retained in the district to enhance effective service delivery.
This came to light when the Bono Regional Minister, Joseph Addai Akwaboa, accompanied by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dormaa West, Vincent Oppong Asamoah, inspected projects in the district as part of a two-day “Accounting to the People” tour last Friday.
Other critical projects they inspected are the Dormaa Agogo Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds with a three-unit staff apartment, six-unit classroom block at Addokrom and Kwadwomokrom Police Post.
The rest are a three-unit classroom block at Appiakrom, Nnobem Kindergarten (KG) block, male and female ward project at the Nkrankwanta District Hospital and a District Health Insurance office, among others.
The projects are all at various stages of completion.
On the final day of the programme, the chiefs and people of the area converged on the Nkrankwanta Methodist Church, where the Dormaa West District Chief Executive (DCE), Stephen Azorba Awuni, accounted to them.
Addressing the durbar, Mr Awuni explained that the housing project was championed by Mr Asamoah, to provide decent housing for essential service providers within the district.
“This project is a bold step towards addressing housing challenges and creating a more dignified and supportive environment for our workforce,” he stated
Mr Awuni explained that the initiative would not only improve living conditions but also ensure that critical staff were retained within the district to deliver quality services.
The DCE said work was ongoing on the Nkrankwanta–Dormaa Ahenkro road, expected to be completed within 18 months to improve accessibility and trade.
The DCE also highlighted the commencement of a 24-hour economy model market in the district as part of the government’s flagship policy to expand economic activity and increase productivity and create jobs.
In addition, Mr Awuni explained that the assembly’s performance in the 2024 District Performance Assessment Tool (DPAT) had secured funding for key infrastructure, including 70 lockable stores and a lorry park at Nkrankwanta.
He said the district benefitted from the government’s free sanitary pad initiative for schoolgirls, aimed at reducing absenteeism and promoting dignity among girls.
Mr Awuni said the assembly had also supported 50 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in 2025 with livelihood items and skills training to promote economic independence.
On agriculture, he said the assembly distributed 20,000 coconut seedlings, 600 bags of fertiliser and 10,000 chicks under the Nkoko Nketenkete programme to boost local production.
The DCE disclosed that 204 youth had been engaged under various Youth Employment Agency (YEA) modules, including skills training and entrepreneurship programmes.
Mr Asamoah, who assisted in responding to questions from the gathering, disclosed that the district had raised 1.3 million cocoa seedlings for distribution to farmers.
He urged farmers not to be discouraged by recent cocoa pricing challenges and the debt, encouraging them to remain committed to cocoa cultivation.
