The newly created Sekyere Afram Plains District Assembly of Ashanti is collaborating with the Millennium Challenge Authority to develop the district’s road network. Speaking at its first ordinary meeting at Kumawu the Ashanti Regional Minister, Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah noted that due to the poor road network, the district loses a lot of revenue to Kwahu North, Sekyere West, Ejura Sekyedumase and Atebubu districts.
Mr. Owusu-Ansah who is also the Acting District Chief Executive said the Assembly is therefore setting up collection and monitoring mechanisms to stop the leakages. He hinted that measures to be taken include the purchase of motor-bikes to make the movement of revenue collector’s, easy creation of satellite market at Fumsu, the development of the feeder road network in the area, the revaluation of commercial properties and improvement in the capacity and setting of targets for revenue collectors.
He charged the District Director of Agriculture to come out with a programme of action that could help farmers to diversify production from food crops to other viable agricultural ventures like fish pond development, snail, grass cutter and mushroom cultivation. Mr. Owusu-Ansah urged the Assembly not to meddle in chieftaincy matters but rather forge a healthy partnership with the traditional authorities.
