AWDA Holds Third Ordinary Meeting of The Third Session of The Fourth Assembly

The Ada West District Assembly (AWDA) on Wednesday, 21st October, 2026, held its third ordinary meeting of the third session of the fourth Assembly.

The meeting which was ushered in by the Presiding Member (PM), Hon. Lawrence Kartey Ngunekpeku, welcoming all Assembly members into the house for deliberation on matters affecting the Ada West District, also created the platform for the District Chief Executive (DCE), Hon. Modjifa Tanihu J.J.F Mills-Nkrumah to address the Assembly on developments undertaken by the Assembly since its second ordinary meeting and also to present Executive Report to the house for approval.

The DCE outlined some developments that took place after the second ordinary meeting to include; CHPS compound in Lolonya with accommodation for the midwife, furniture, and a 10,000-litre poly tank, six-unit classroom block with its own office, store, staff common room and toilet facility at Aditcherekope and indicated that none of this happened by accident but through the collective efforts of all stakeholders such the member of Parliament (MP), Hon. Daniel Kessie Bessey, the Assembly members and the people of the Ada West. The DCE hailed President John Mahama’s resolve to increase the Common Funds to the Assemblies as the contributing factor and stressed that the CHPS compounds brought relief to our pregnant women who hitherto would have to travel distance to access health care at the nearest health facility.

The DCE underscored, that, the Assembly as the highest decision making body under the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936), the Assembly is enjoined to account to her people and hence his appearance before the honorable members who are the representative of the people to give account on developments in the district.

Stressing on accountability, Hon. Mills-Nkrumah therefore informed the house thus, “on the 29th and 30th of September, after joint inspections with contractors, Assembly Members and community leaders, we handed over eight completed projects to their beneficiary communities. Together they represent an investment of about GH¢4.3 million, funded through the DACF since September last year. In addition, the GPRTU terminal shed at Sege, was funded entirely from our own Internally Generated Fund”. The projects handed to the beneficiary communities included among others; three CHPS compounds at Lolonya, Wokumagbe and Luhour, with staff accommodation, bringing health care closer to mothers and children, a six-unit classroom block at Aditcherekope, a three-unit block at Bornikope, and ten-seater water closet toilets for boys and girls respectively at ASTECH, and a new ten-seater KVIP for Koluedor Basic School and a renovated ten-seater water-closet facility and added that the Assembly is also “taking up ASTECH’s request for a modern science laboratory with the Ghana Education Trust Fund” for the next generation of Ghana’s doctors, engineers and scientists…”.

On Education, the DCE disclosed that as at 15th October 2026, the District Education Directorate recorded 54 basic schools across five circuits namely; Afiadenyigba, Anyamam, Koluedor, Sege and Songor with a total of 15,281 learners, made up of 7,857 boys and 7,424 girls. Out of these numbers, 10,618 are in kindergarten and primary, and 4,663 are in junior high school. These figures the DCE said calls for investment in education as he said that the Anyamam circuit alone has nearly 4,800 learners.

To keep the girl-child in school, the DCE informed Assembly members that Ada West received 25,000 pieces of sanitary pads, and they had been distributed to girls in the basic schools as well as the only Secondary School (ASTECH) in the district. This, the DCE said would enhance the attendance of the girl-learner to ensure that she “stays in the classroom and finishes her education”.

On the Revenue position of the Assembly, the DCE disclosed that as of September 2026, the Assembly had collected just about GH¢2 million as against an annual budgeted figure of GH¢3.5 million representing 57%. This, the DCE said was the reason why some planned activities could not be carried out.

On Peace and Security, the DCE had this to say “there are simmering tensions between Electrochem Ghana Limited and communities in and around Anyamam and Sege. Former employees of the company have also demonstrated over delays in the payment of their terminal benefits, and I deeply regret that some people were injured when that protest met police intervention. The District Security Council is actively engaged with all stakeholders, and this Assembly is facilitating dialogue among them. We take no side except the side of peace, fairness and the law”. The DCE therefore assured the workers and the communities that there concerns will be heard and therefore urged them to voice their concerns peacefully and as well urged the company to treat workers and the host communities fairly by honoring its obligation under the law and further said that the goal of the Assembly is to “restore peace and restore investor confidence in Ada West. Both are possible, but neither survives without trust”.

Present at the meeting were the various heads of centralized and de-centralized administrations and the Ada West District Coordinating Director, Mr. Namele Firimin-Roger Nabiebakye.