By Philip Tengzu, GNA
Lawra (UW/R), Nov. 12, GNA – Mr Bede Ziedeng, Member of Parliament (MP) for the Lawra Constituency, has invested over GHS1.67 million in the education sector since assuming office in January 2021 as part of his commitment to building the constituency’s human capital.
The interventions, which excluded infrastructure, were in the areas of scholarship support to tertiary students, provision of school furniture, and support to the municipal education directorate, among others.
Mr Ziedeng revealed this during the Third Ordinary Meeting of the Lawra Municipal Assembly, where he outlined his development interventions and plans for the constituency in the ensuing years.
He said over GHS1.1 million had been disbursed to 825 tertiary students, procured 460 dual desks at a cost of GHS350,000.00 for basic schools and supported the conduct of mock exams for BECE candidates in the municipality.
“I decided to invest in building the human capital in the constituency. This remains unprecedented and unmatched by any MP in the history of support to students in the Lawra Constituency”, he said.
The MP said he would continue to support deserving students from his share of the District Assemblies Common Fund while working to establish the proposed Lawra Constituency Education Support Fund.
On infrastructure development, the MP said he had constructed a kindergarten (KG) facility for the Zukpure and Faalong communities at a cost of GH¢219,885 in fulfilment of a commitment he made to those communities.
He also announced plans to construct another kindergarten (KG) for the Tampie community, where the kindergarten (KG) and primary schools were housed in the same structure.
Mr Ziedeng indicated that he had secured two major projects lobbied from GETFund for the Birifor SHS – a multipurpose dining hall complex with a 2,500-seat capacity and a kitchen, and a 3-bedroom headmaster’s bungalow, which were at advanced stages of completion.
The MP said he had also lobbied the GETFund for projects for Lawra SHS and Eremon Senior High Technical School and was optimistic that the two institutions would receive their fair share of the projects.
Mr Ziedeng added that he had lobbied the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Foundation for the completion of stalled projects at the Zambo Girls’ SHS and the Minister of Education to complete the abandoned Boo-Domwine E-Block school project.
On health, the MP’s interventions included rehabilitation of a bungalow and supporting the establishment of a laboratory at the Domwine Health Centre at a cost of over GHS190,000 and GHS60,000, respectively.
Others were: donation of essential medical equipment valued at GH¢110,000 to the Eremon Health Centre and GHS100,000 worth of medical consumables and equipment to the Lawra Municipal Hospital, among others.
Other interventions of the MP were in the areas of water and sanitation, roads and rural electricity, among others, aimed at improving the socio-economic livelihoods of the people in the constituency.
In her address, Madam Cecilia Soyelleh, Lawra Municipal Chief Executive, announced that the Assembly had received funds to pay allowances of Assembly Members from April to September 2026.
On the 24-hour Economy Markets Project, the MCE said work had resumed at the foundation level following concerns raised over the slow pace of construction, but that the Assembly had been doing a downward review of the project contracts.
She said the Assembly would soon present its 2027 Composite Budget and Annual Action Plan for consideration and approval for implementation in the next fiscal year.
GNA
Edited by Kenneth Odeng Adade