Kassena Nankana MCE inspects ongoing projects, urges community ownership
The inspections, carried out on Tuesday, March 24, focused on a Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound at Pindaa and a six-unit classroom block project at Nawognia.
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Kassena Nankana Municipality, Faustina Akeyom Abulu, has conducted site inspections of key community development projects in Pindaa and Nawognia, urging residents to take ownership of the facilities upon completion.
The inspections, carried out on Tuesday, March 24, focused on a Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound at Pindaa and a six-unit classroom block project at Nawognia. The visits were aimed at assessing the progress and quality of work on the projects.
The Pindaa CHPS compound project comprises staff accommodation, an Out-Patient Department (OPD), a dispensary, furnishing, and a mechanized borehole. At Nawognia, the project includes a six-unit classroom block, a mechanized borehole, a four-seater KVIP latrine, a two-unit urinal, and a changing room.
Both projects are currently over 80 percent complete and are expected to significantly improve healthcare delivery and educational infrastructure in the respective communities upon completion.
The site meetings brought together contractors, assembly members, opinion leaders, staff of the Municipal Assembly, and residents of the beneficiary communities.
Addressing participants, the MCE expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of work, and called on community members to safeguard and maintain the facilities when they are handed over.
Abulu disclosed that the projects are being funded through the 2025 allocation of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), under which about six projects have been awarded across the municipality.
“These projects are funded from the District Assemblies Common Fund, including the CHPS compound at Pindaa and the six-unit classroom block at Nawognia,” she stated.
In a related development, the MCE also handed over a contract for the mechanization of a borehole at Kologo-Zoongo to support women engaged in fish farming.
She noted that access to water remains a critical challenge for the women, and the intervention is expected to boost their productivity and improve livelihoods.
“These women appealed for water to support their fish farming activities, and we have responded by awarding the contract for the drilling of a mechanized borehole,” she added.
The Municipal Engineer, Musah Paul Isaac, explained that the projects form part of the Assembly’s implementation of priority areas outlined by the government for the utilization of the District Assemblies Common Fund.
He indicated that the focus areas include health, education, water and sanitation, and legacy projects, adding that while about six projects have already been awarded, others are currently undergoing evaluation.
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