{"id":3025,"date":"2026-10-26T18:22:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parliamentnews360.com\/?p=3025"},"modified":"2026-10-26T18:49:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:49:23","slug":"bosomtwe-records-gains-in-education-health-and-water-as-roads-remain-major-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parliamentnews360.com\/index.php\/bosomtwe-records-gains-in-education-health-and-water-as-roads-remain-major-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Bosomtwe Records Gains in Education, Health and Water as Roads Remain Major Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Clement Sena Akoloh \u2013 parliamentnews360.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bosomtwe District Assembly has recorded progress in education, healthcare, water supply and revenue mobilisation during the first two years of Engineer Abdulai Hamidu\u2019s tenure, although poor road infrastructure remains a major challenge.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The District Chief Executive (DCE) disclosed this in an exclusive interview with ParliamentNews360.com<\/em> after appearing before Parliament\u2019s Local Government and Rural Development Committee at a public hearing on Monday, October 26, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ing. Hamidu said the Assembly had undertaken several development projects with support from the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), including the construction and commissioning of three new school facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The facilities comprise a kindergarten block, a junior high school block and a classroom block. Two additional schools, he said, were scheduled for commissioning the following week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the health sector, the Assembly has completed and commissioned two Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds, with work on a third facility nearing completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The District, which has 67 communities and an estimated population of 174,000, has also drilled 35 mechanised boreholes to improve access to potable water and reduce residents\u2019 dependence on potentially unsafe water sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roads remain major concern<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the progress in other sectors, Ing. Hamidu identified poor road infrastructure as the district\u2019s biggest development challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the road leading to the district capital had remained untarred for nearly a decade, although work was now progressing in connection with an expressway project passing through the district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that several farm-gate roads were in deplorable condition, affecting accessibility and movement within the district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe farm-gate roads are very deplorable. We are using the DRIP machines to reshape them, but the road to the district capital is our priority,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DCE indicated that improving road access remained a priority for the Assembly, particularly given its importance to local economic activities and the movement of agricultural produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24-Hour Economy Market reaches 45 per cent completion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ing. Hamidu also disclosed that the government\u2019s 24-Hour Economy Market project at Mamponteng had reached 45 per cent completion, approximately five months after the contract was awarded to Messrs Adam and Kim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said work on the substructure had been completed, with the contractor moving to the superstructure phase, which includes lockable shops, sheds, pavements and table-top trading spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DCE projected that the first section of the market could be commissioned between the first and second quarters of 2027, allowing traders to begin operating while work continues on the remaining facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe don’t intend to finish everything at once. We will do the lockable shops, the sheds and pavements first, then move traders in,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The phased approach, he said, would enable the Assembly to make completed sections available to traders without waiting for the entire project to be finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assembly approaches revenue target<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On revenue mobilisation, Ing. Hamidu reported that the Assembly had collected GH\u00a21.9 million out of its GH\u00a22 million Internally Generated Funds (IGF) target as of November, putting it close to achieving its annual revenue goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building permits remain the Assembly\u2019s largest source of internally generated revenue, driven by rapid estate development across its communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the DCE identified poor road conditions and frequent breakdowns of revenue collection vehicles as constraints affecting the Assembly\u2019s ability to mobilise additional revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the Assembly had made provision in its budget for the acquisition of new vehicles in the following year to strengthen revenue collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have budgeted for new vehicles next year to support IGF generation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bosomtwe open to investors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ing. Hamidu concluded by inviting investors to explore opportunities in the district, citing its development potential and the Assembly\u2019s readiness to support business activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBosomtwe is open for business. We have a lot of potentials. Our doors are open to any investor ready to come in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Assembly\u2019s reported progress in social infrastructure and revenue mobilisation, alongside its plans for the Mamponteng market, points to ongoing efforts to expand public services and economic opportunities. However, improving road infrastructure remains a key priority for the municipality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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