Ga South holds Policy Fair
The Ga South Municipal Assembly (GSMA) has invested about GH¢20 million into various development projects within the municipality from May 2012 to September this year.
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Out of the various projects, GH¢10 million was spent on removing schools under trees, construction of teachers quarters and providing resources to schools within the municipality.
The remaining amount was spent on other community development projects including the construction of footbridges, landfill sites and supporting infrastructural projects within the municipality.
Funds used for the implementation of the projects were derived from the District Development Fund (DDF), the Urban Development Fund (UDF) and the Internally Generated Fund (IGF).
Speaking at a policy fair at Weija in Accra, the Chief Executive Officer of GSMA, Mr Jerry Akwei Thompson, said the assembly intended to generate more funds to support the development of all the communities within the municipality.
About the policy fair
The policy fair provided the platform for the assembly to showcase various development projects undertaken within the last one year.
The event was also used to honour outstanding farmers whose contribution and work had enhanced the well-being of the people within the GSMA. Various items were also presented to beneficiaries of Local Enterprises and Skills Development Programme (LESDEP).
According to Mr Thompson, the rationale behind the policy fair was to enable residents to have firsthand information of developmental projects the assembly had undertaken over the past year.
“It would also afford them the opportunity to know what their monies were being used for. We expect all stakeholders to scrutinise these projects and give suggestions on the way forward in our communities,” Mr Thompson said.
He said since GSMA had a lot of potential in the areas of tourism, farming, estate development and sound environment for business, it would be prudent for stakeholders to team up with the assembly in public private Partnership (PPP) arrangement to provide social services to the people.
Government’s interventions to support farmers
Mr Thompson said the government had introduced the passbook system of fertiliser purchase to replace the coupon system, adding: “this allows farmers to purchase fertiliser at the same price anywhere in the country.”
“There is a subsidy of 50 per cent on every bag of fertiliser purchased. The subsidy covers three types of fertiliser and other types will be subsidised in the near future,” he said.
