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The Sunyani Municipal Assembly has held it's third ordinary meeting of
the 4th session at the Assembly's hall on Thursday, 30th October,
2014.
The Sunyani Municipal Assembly is one of the twenty-two (22)
districtsof the Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana. Its capital is Sunyani.
Hon. Kwasi Oppong Ababio, The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE),
presenting his situational report of the municipality said, So far the
Sunyani Municipality has enjoyed substantial degree of calmness and
peace since the beginning of the year and the Municipal Security
Council will work harder to maintain or improve on the peace and
security being enjoyed in the Municipality.
On Internally Generated Funds: The Municipal Assembly was able to
generate an amount of GHC 994,525.05 out of the projected amount of
GHC 1,339,564.70 for the year by the end of September, 2014. And this
constitutes 74.3% of the projected revenue.
According to the MCE, the Assembly spent GHC 941,448.19 out of the
projected expenditure of GHC 1,339,564.70, representing 70.3% of the
projected expenditure.
STREET NAMING AND PROPERTY ADDRESSING SYSTEM: 50 poles have been
planted with 80 arms, covering 60 streets in the Municipality.
ROAD SECTOR: 47 urban roads are being implemented under the
supervision of the Department of Urban Roads with funding sourced from
the Road Fund.
Hon. Kwasi Oppong Ababio stated that, reshaping of Atronie
Junction–Nsagobesa Adiembra Feeder Roads has been completed and spot
improvement of Wawasua-Fawokro Feeder Road is also 60% completed.
WASTES TO ENERGY PROJECT: Hon. Ababio said, the Assembly has entered
into a Memorandum of Understanding with a Canadian Developer and
Investors to convert all solid waste generated in Sunyani municipality
and beyond into energy of not less than 25 mega watts.
"They would also build Solar Energy plant with capacity of 15 mega
watts. The combined output of the two energy plants to be based at the
landfill site is 40 mega watts at an estimated cost of Two Hundred and
Fifty Million United States Dollars (USD 250,000,000)."
He added that, the company, Northern Watertek, and its engineering
partner SNC-Lavalin from Canada, with Emphasis Global, their local
representative has agreed to finance the project to its completion
without any monetary contribution from Sunyani Municipal Assembly or
the Republic of Ghana.
BY: Kofi Oppong Kyekyeku (MR. KOK)
