Story: Emmanuel Modey, Hohoe
PHYSICALLY challenged persons have expressed dissatisfaction over the inability of the district assemblies to make available the two per cent Common Fund expressly meant for them.
They said they had been hearing of it and all efforts made by them to lay hands on the money had proved futile.
Speaking at the 2nd ordinary meeting of the Nkwanta District Assembly, Mr Joshua Makuh, an amputee, said on one such visit to the assembly, they were asked to form an association of disabled persons.
“After this, we were asked to open an account with a bank so that the money would be placed there for us. This, we did, but we have not heard anything,” he said.
Replying, the District Chief Executive, Mr Joseph Denteh, empathised with them and said their hands were tied regarding how to disburse the money.
“Though it is clearly spelt out that the money is for them, there is no White Paper on it to clarify its disbursement,” he lamented.
In his sessional address, he announced to the people that Nkwanta had now become two districts, Nkwanta/South, effective January this year.
This, he said, was doing away with three markets, Kpassa, Damanko and Tinjase.
He commended the decision, but foresaw the new assembly’s challenging task of accommodation for the staff and their offices.
He expressed his gratitude to the government for the step taken, since it would go a long way to improve the development and growth of the people.
The Presiding Member, Mr J.K. Jackson, said to cut down the frequent spate of conflicts in the area, anybody who saw a group of people with arms should report to the police.
He said this should not be done on a tribal basis to deprive the district of the peace that it deserved.
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