Twifo/Atti-Morkwa News District Assembly Newsletter, December 2015 Yñn anamusifoõ! Contents After successfully held district elections on 1 Twifo/Atti-Morkwa District was inaugurated This is Twifo/Atti-Morkwa 3 September 2015, the new Assembly for the on 9 October 2015 to perform its delib- A short profile of the Twifo/Atti-Morkwa erative, legislative and executive functions. District, its rich resources and the > Read more on page 10 potentials for development Projects 7 Roads and transport, markets, education, health and sanitation Inauguration 10 TAMDA’s new District Assembly Budget Hearing 12 The 2016 Budget Hearing for Twifo/Atti- Morkwa Finance Report 13 A brief overview over the revenues and expenditures in 2015 District League Table 14 The Twifo/Atti-Morkwa District Assembly made a giant step forward World Aids Day 15 Commemoration at the Methodist School Park Living with Disability 16 Workshop by the Social Forty District Assembly Members for TAMDA: 28 elected and 12 appointed members make up the Welfare Department new assembly for the district, swearing their oath on 9 October 2015 Tourism in Twifo/Atti-Morkwa 17 A brief overview Origins of the Twifo 17 MOSEASO CELEBRATES FARMERS DAY About the people also referred to as Twiful, Twifur, Twiforo, Teuful District celebration awards 15 farmers for their achievements ince 1988, Farmers Day is commemorated The celebration of the Twifo/Atti-Morkwa which is threatening production and therefore Seach year on the first Friday of December to district was organized this year at Twifo Mo- suggested that the district takes advantage of honour Ghana’s farmers and fishers. The event seaso. After acknowledging the guests and the the numerous water bodies and low lands for acknowledges the vital position farmers and fish- chair of the occasion, the District Chief Execu- rice and vegetable cultivation. He also entreated ers occupy in the nation’s economic development. tive (DCE), Hon. Bossman Osei Hyiamang, ex- the private sector to invest in irrigation since the Speaking at the launch of the National Cel- plained that most farmers in the district operate government cannot do it all. ebration in Accra on 4 December 2015, the Min- on small scale, cultivating between 0.5 acres to The DCE drew the attention to the im- ister for Finance and Economic Planning, Mr. 2.0 acres. He however admitted that, no matter portance of beekeeping. Farmers can start with Seth Terkper, noted that agriculture sector as a how small the total output is in terms of yield, one hive and later produce on commercial tool for transformation of the national economy it is still significant in ensuring food security. scale. This will be a source of employment to could be accelerated through private sector par- The level at which farmers understand the role the youth in the district. Those nursing the ticipation. Hon. Collins Dauda, Minister of Lo- fertilizers, cover cropping and zero tillage play in idea could join the Twifo Beekeepers Associa- cal Government and Rural Development, who modern times of farming, as the method of land tion in order to gain insight. As a motivation, chaired the occasion, urged the private sector to rotation is no longer in practice is encouraging. invest in the agricultural sector. He complained of the unreliable nature of rainfall > Continued on page 18 2 TWIFO/ATTI-MORKWA District Assembly Newsletter 2015 # MESSAGE FROM THE DCE # PORTRAIT Dear Readers, BOSSMAN OSEI HYIAMANG JR. EDWARD ABAZING Let me use this opportunity to welcome all readers of this newsletter which is published with the intention to provide information on the pro- grammes of the Assembly from 2013 to 2015. Ghana’s decentralization policy devolves pow- er, functions and responsibility as well as human and financial resources from Central Government to the District Assemblies. As managers of these resources, we must empower our people to partici- pate in our programmes and demonstrate account- ability and transparency for the services we have rendered to them on their behalf. I believe that ac- cess to information encourages citizens to partici- A brief profile of the A brief profile of the District pate effectively in the programmes of the Assembly and makes implementation of decisions affecting District Chief Executive (DCE) Co-ordinating Director (DCD) their daily lives easier. This newsletter contains a good number of articles intended to throw more Hon. Bossman Osei Hyiamang Jr obtai- After secondary education in his home- light on major activities that the Assembly has need an Executive Bachelor of Arts degree town Navrongo, Mr. Edward Abazing implemented over the period. It provides a brief in Material and Logistics Administration, obtained a B.A. (HONS) degree in profile of the district, development projects on followed by international diploma in Logis- Sociology with Political Sciences at the tics, Supply Chain, Transport Management University of Ghana and his Master of education, health, road, water and sanitation and and Safety at Work Place, all at Cam- Arts (M.A.) in Governance and Sustai- markets as well as a report on the finances of the bridge International College, UK. He holds nable Development at the University of Assembly, tourism and some history of the origin certifi cates in Motor vehicle engineering Cape Coast. He added a post-graduate of the people of the district. It is quite often noticed (City & Guilds of London) from Accra certifi cate and diploma in Public admi- that the apathy people show to the programmes Polytechnic and in Internal Combustion nistration, both at the Ghana Institute of of the Assemblies is due to lack of information on Engines (City & Guilds of London) from Management and Public Administration their activities and programmes. This newsletter is the Cape Coast Technical Institute. He has (GIMPA). Currently, he is working on the to essentially provide accurate information to fill an advanced certifi cate in Procurement thesis of his Executive Masters in Public this gap and inform what the Assembly has done and Contract Management and Advanced Administration at K.N.U.S.T., Kumasi. and continues to do for the people. It is envisaged executive Mastery certifi cate in Business that this would encourage you to play a vital role Administration and Enterprise Leadership, Prior to his assignment as Coordinating in the Assembly’s development agenda in the areas Port and Shipping Management option Director at TAMDA, he held this position of project implementation, monitoring and evalu- and Management and Administration at the Binduri, Bawku West, Builsa ation to ensure value for money in the projects the option, all from the Graduate School of District and Kassena Nankana Municipal Assembly provides in the respective areas for its Governance and Leadership. From the Assemblies. Altogether, he can proudly people. It is also to get the people know the efforts Central University College, he has an Ad- look back at a career of more than 20 of the Assembly is making in providing basic social vanced certifi cate in Logistics and supply years in Civil Service in more than ten amenities and get them contribute to the develop- Chain Management. Finally, he has a mini assemblies throughout the country. ment of district by paying their levies to enable the MBA in Logistics and Transport Manage- Assembly to continue to do more for them. ment at Graduate School of Governance He used every opportunity to further de- An important aspect of the newsletter is the and Leadership (GSGL). velop his diverse skills through specifi c platform provided by staging names and contact trainings like Project Management, Stra- numbers of both Assembly Members and Heads He worked for Teysec Constructions, Mo- tegic Planning and Leadership, Human of Department to facilitate information flow and seaso JHS, Yamoasco Construction, Na- Resource Management at District Level feedback of our work. The Assembly acknowl- tional Mobilization Program, Danida Micro or Geographic Information Systems edges the importance of feedback in shaping its Finance, National Disaster Management (GIS) for District Environmental Resour- decisions and programmes. We therefore encour- Organisation and United Nations Center ces. His hobbies are reading, travelling for Human Settlement under the MLGRD. and riding. age you to take advantage of this and get us in- formed about how we are faring in our collective 054 0313448 020 6663673 effort to improve the lives of our people. I will also like to encourage our readers who have comments, observations and suggestions on issuing relating to the work of the Assembly to send their contribu- Imprint tions for consideration and publication in our next Published by: edition. It is my hope that this newsletter would Twifo/Atti-Morkwa District Assembly provide you with some information and give you a PO Box 7, Twifo Praso better understanding of the work of our Assembly. Prepared by: Matilda Ansah, Mawuli Akotia, Thank you all. Jeffrey Hammond Technical support: Alf Bremer, GIZ Support for Decentralisation Reforms (SfDR) Bossmann Osei Hyiamang Jnr December 2015 TWIFO/ATTI-MORKWA District Assembly Newsletter 2015 3 # FEATURE THIS IS TWIFO/ATTI-MORKWA! A short profile of the Twifo/Atti-Morkwa District and its rich resources and potentials for development wifo/Atti-Morkwa District is one of the Ttwenty administrative districts in the Cen- tral Region of Ghana. It was formerly known as the Twifo-Hemang Lower Denkyira District with its capital at Twifo Praso. In 2012, govern- ment split the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District into two districts namely Twifo/Atti- Morkwa District and Hemang Lower Denkyira District (Local Government Act 462 of 1992 by Legislative Instrument 2023). The district is zoned in five area councils: Twifo Praso, Mampong, Agona, Wamaso and Nyinase. There are 28 electoral areas in the dis- trict, and the District Assembly has currently 40 Assembly Members with 28 elected members and 12 appointees.