The launch was on the theme: ‘The new Ashaiman,10 years of transformation, ’ with the aim of creating awareness on the progress chalked  by the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly so far.

Speaking at the short event to launch the anniversary, Mr Albert Boakye Okyere, Ashaiman Municipal Chief Executive (MCE)  said, the Municipality had seen  tremendous transformation since its establishment in February 2008.

“I am the first MCE and I am happy to be back to finish my unfinished business, ’ he noted.

The MCE revealed that the Ashaiman Municipality now had an estimated population of 300,000 with a growth rate of 4.6 per cent, a figure he said was higher than the national growth rate of 2.6 per cent.

Mr. Boakye Okyere added that  averagely, 18 people moved to settle in Ashaiman daily  due to the availability of modern social amenities and relatively low cost of living. 

He stated that, the Municipality could boast of  a state-of- the-art Youth Centre and an ultra-modern maternity ward at the Ashaiman Polyclinic,

Mr. Okeye  called on the Youth and Sports ministry to consider constructing  modern football pitches for the teeming sports loving youth in Ashaima.

Mr Ernest Norgbe, Member of Parliament for  Ashaiman,  told the media on the sidelines of the event that Ashaiman would soon  become a city where everyone would love to move in and settle.

He noted that the good roads, schools, hospitals and markets among other social facilities would facilitate social and economic  interaction as well as public safety.