The Effutu Municipal Assembly on December 15 and 16, 2025, held its First Ordinary Meeting of the Second Session of the Eighth Assembly, with members deliberating on key governance and development issues affecting the municipality.
The meeting, held in line with the Assembly’s statutory mandate, focused on transacting business on the Order Paper, including the presentation and discussion of the Municipal Chief Executive’s (MCE) Sessional Address, the 2026 Draft Composite Budget and Annual Action Plan, as well as the 2026 Rate Implementation and Fee-Fixing Resolution.
In his opening remarks, the Presiding Member, Hon. Yakubu Quansah, expressed concern over what he described as excessive partisanship among Assembly Members, noting that it often stalls the smooth conduct of Assembly business. He urged members to rise above partisan interests and place the overall development of Effutu Municipality at the forefront of their work.
Hon. Quansah pledged his commitment to working closely with the Municipal Chief Executive to advance the development agenda of the municipality, stressing that collaboration and unity were critical to achieving meaningful progress.
Administrative Changes and Security
Delivering his Sessional Address, the Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Rev. Atta Mensah, updated the Assembly on several administrative, security, and developmental matters. He informed the House that the Assembly had been affected by a nationwide staff movement exercise, resulting in changes in key positions, including the Municipal Coordinating Director and the Municipal Works Engineer.
The MCE formally introduced Messrs. Majeed Ayariga and John Asamoah as the new Muncipal Coordinating Director and Municipal Works Engineer respectively and urged members to offer their full cooperation to the newly posted officers to enable them to perform their duties effectively.
Touching on security, Hon. Rev. Atta Mensah noted that development could only thrive in an atmosphere of peace and stability. He commended the municipality’s security agencies for maintaining relative peace and emphasized the importance of community cooperation in crime prevention.
He challenged residents and Assembly Members alike to be more proactive in reporting criminal activities, workplace misconduct, and environmental infractions, such as the indiscriminate siting of kiosks and containers. According to him, early corrective actions by authorities are often less costly than delayed interventions.
Sanitation and Environmental Concerns
The MCE expressed deep concern over worsening sanitation conditions in the municipality, describing plastic waste and open defecation as major environmental challenges. He noted that such practices were incompatible with the municipality’s aspiration for economic transformation.
Describing open defecation as a “shame and an indictment” on the collective conscience of residents, he lamented the indiscriminate disposal of sachet water plastics, which has turned plastic filth into the municipality’s biggest sanitation problem. He stressed that many common diseases affecting residents could be prevented through improved sanitation, hygiene, and lifestyle changes.
Hon. Rev. Atta Mensah encouraged residents to actively participate in monthly sanitation exercises and gave a strong assurance that sanitation laws would be strictly enforced, with offenders duly punished.
Development Projects
On development, the MCE announced that several projects would soon be advertised in the national dailies for execution. These include the construction of classroom blocks with gender-friendly amenities at Don Bosco Basic School at Donkoryiem, Unipra South Basic School at Domeabra Otutuase, and Methodist School at Ndaamba, all in Winneba.
Other projects listed include the completion of teachers’ accommodation at Domeabra, completion of the MCE’s residence, drilling and mechanization of five boreholes with iron removal plants and overhead tanks at selected schools, construction and rehabilitation of culverts at Nananom Road and Komfoadea, renovation of the Woarabeba CHPS Compound, and the supply of galvanized steel waste dumpsters.
The Assembly will also procure items for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and supply conference tables and chairs to the Opanin Kwaku Ghansah Police Station at Effutu South–Wonsum.
Education and Health
In the education sector, Hon. Rev. Atta Mensah disclosed that the Assembly, in collaboration with the Municipal Directorate of Education, had distributed 520 dual desks to selected schools to enhance teaching and learning. He acknowledged that demands for improved education infrastructure and quality dominated concerns raised by residents across the municipality.
He announced plans, in collaboration with the Member of Parliament, to identify and rehabilitate dilapidated school structures and to reactivate the Municipal Education Oversight Committee to help improve educational outcomes.
On health, the MCE admitted that the health status of residents “still leaves much to be desired.” He commended the Ghana Health Service for ongoing interventions, including the distribution of mosquito nets, national polio immunization campaigns, public health monitoring, and disease surveillance, including cholera management.
He stressed the need to prioritize preventive healthcare, noting that about 60 percent of reported hospital cases are preventable and often linked to poor sanitation, hygiene, housing, and environmental degradation.
Revenue Mobilization
Addressing financial matters, the MCE acknowledged the municipality’s heavy dependence on central government transfers for development projects. He stressed that sustainable development could not be built on “charity” alone and called for a stronger focus on domestic revenue mobilization.
Hon. Rev. Atta Mensah assured the Assembly that his administration would rigorously implement revenue-enhancing measures outlined in the 2026 budget to strengthen the municipality’s financial base and accelerate development.
The meeting concluded with renewed calls for unity, accountability, and collective responsibility in advancing the development of Effutu Municipality.
STORY BY: CHARLES BAAH ABOAGYE & LUCY ANNAN
PICTURE CREDIT: JUDITH OCRAN
ISD-EFFUTU MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY
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