Addaikrom, (B/R), Dec. 28, GNA – Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive, on Monday assured residents of equitable distribution of development projects in deprived and underserved communities in the Municipality.
She however, emphasised the need for the local communities to initiate ‘self-help’ development projects to attract support from the Municipal Assembly and other development partners so as to push the development of the communities forward.
Madam Owusu-Banahene gave the assurance when she inspected a dilapidated foot bridge at Addiakrom in the Municipality.
The MCE joined Mr Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunyani East Constituency who is embarking on a thank you to express his appreciation to the electorate for re-electing him to represent them in parliament for the third term.
Madam Owusu-Banahene indicated that the Assembly alone could not shoulder the responsibility of development, saying local communities which played their part and self-initiated projects could easily attract assistance from the Assembly and civil society organisations.
She emphasised it was the priority of the Assembly to address the development needs of the people, but added the Assembly would also require support of the communities, and assured the Addaikrom community that the bridge would be rehabilitated as soon as possible to facilitate their movements and economic activities.
Madam Owusu-Banahene expressed appreciation to the people for voting for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the MP for the area, saying the people would never regret for taking such decision.
On his part, Mr Ameyaw-Cheremeh, also expressed gratitude to the electorate for the confidence they had reposed in him, and promised to collaborate with the Assembly and lobbied for development projects that would make life better for the people.
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