Ga West Assembly Rolls Out Major Projects Under District Assembly Common Fund
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ga West, Hon. John Desmond Sowah Nai, has outlined an ambitious development agenda for the municipality in line with President John Mahama’s National Reset Agenda.
Speaking at a stakeholder engagement in Amasaman, the MCE emphasized that the vision of Ga West mirrors the President’s broader plan of revitalizing the country’s economy while ensuring inclusive growth at the local level.
“The vision of Ga West is the vision of the President. As Municipal Chief Executives, we are mandated to implement and execute government policies. But beyond that, we have also crafted our own direction, which is to attract industries, companies and investments to create jobs for our youth while leveraging corporate social responsibility to develop our communities,” he said.
He stressed that Ga West’s strategic location, with Amasaman linking directly to Accra, makes it a prime destination for industrialization and business expansion. The MCE also raised concerns about poor road networks, noting that only 5 percent of the municipality’s roads are motorable, and called on the Ministry of Roads and Highways to give urgent attention to the area.
As part of efforts to ensure sanitation and revenue mobilization, Hon. Sowah Nai revealed that the Assembly has recruited task forces for revenue collection, sanitation, and works to keep Ga West clean and sustainable.
DACF Projects in Focus
Through the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF), the Ga West Municipal Assembly is rolling out several key projects across communities, including:
- Construction of a 24-Hour Economy Model Market at Ga Odumase.
- Expansion of Kotoku Health Center (2 consulting rooms, CWC weighing area, and delivery ward).
- Expansion of Obeyeyie Health Center (Reproductive Child Health Center, laboratory, and pharmacy).
- Construction of a 2-unit classroom block with toilet facilities at Adusa.
- Drilling and mechanization of 13 boreholes with 3,500-litre overhead tanks.
- Rehabilitation of faulty boreholes.
- Procurement of 10 additional waste containers.
- Recruitment of 200 cleaning gangs for daily sanitation.
- Quarterly municipal-wide fumigation exercises.
- Preparation of a District Spatial Development Framework.
- Completion of a 3-unit classroom block at Afuaman.
- Completion of a 6-unit classroom block with office and store at Ga Odumase.
- Renovation of selected schools within the municipality.
- Completion of a 3-unit classroom block with office and store at Okushiebiade (CODA project).
- Completion of a 6-unit partially walled classroom block with library, office, and store at Mayera (CODA project).
The MCE said these interventions are designed to improve education, health, sanitation, and economic opportunities for residents.
“We are going to transform the municipality with these projects. Our people deserve better, and we are committed to delivering development that touches every community,” Hon. Sowah Nai assured.
The Ga West Assembly believes the mix of infrastructure, sanitation, and social development initiatives will position the municipality as one of the fastest-growing hubs in Greater Accra.
