The Mayor of Tamale, Alhaji Abdulai Haruna Friday has availed himself to some selected National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth groups in the Tamale North Sub-Metro District area as a follow-up to account for his stewardship and take views of the people especially the youth for strategic development in the area.
Addressing the various youth groups who comprised of Sagnarigu Pressure Group for Development, Youth Coalition, Ataya Base of Choggu-Mma Naayili and Bukurusung Youth Group at a meeting in the Tamale North Sub-Metro District Council as part of his programme to further drum home his message of peace and development, he appealed to the youth to sustain the relative peace currently being enjoyed in the Metropolis.
Alhaji Friday urged the gathering to comport themselves very well so that Tamale would attract more investors to come and create new job avenues. Adding, “there are so many ways you can help and that is, by cooperating with the Metropolitan Assembly to decongest the Central Business District (market areas), take part in cleanup exercises and impound stray animals that roam about the centre of town and defaecate allover the place”, he added.
The Tamale Metropolitan Chief Executive used the opportunity to catalogue his achievements over the period he had stayed in office.
He mentioned a steady improvement in the streetlights system, building new educational infrastructure, health centres, improving upon the general security situation in the Metropolis, sanitation and good environmental practices and among others.
According to him, the Metropolitan Assembly has about 1,242 volunteer watchdog committees in all 54 Electoral Areas to monitor crime; accrued Gh¢854,904.66 as revenue in the year 2010 representing 105%, awarded scholarship of grand total of Gh¢176,065.26 to cover 597 tertiary students between 2009 and 2010, GH¢1,424,326 invested towards a major expansion of educational infrastructure by eliminating school shift system and phasing out schools under trees.
The Mayor of Tamale, Alhaji Haruna Friday also disclosed that, his office spent GH¢385,215.00 in the Youth in Agric programme between 2009 and 2010, GH¢19,570.12 on National Afforestation Development programme, invested Gh¢266,880.10 in the health sector between 2009 and 2010, spent Gh¢5,043, 509.35 on roads which comprise of grading, gravelling and road line marking and Gh¢659,961.21 spent on sanitation between June 2009 and October 2010.
On Local Government sector projects which include Assembly’s offices and bungalows, assembly hall complex, markets and other projects, he also said the Assembly spent Gh¢2,166,947.27, used Gh¢130,164 on rehabilitation of streetlights and procurement and supply of 8 metre low voltage wooden treated poles and others in the metropolis for the period of 2010.
Meanwhile, the Tamale Mayor plans to execute a number of projects for the year 2011 which include the urban development and slum improvement which will cost GH¢2,267,400.00 and Gh¢4,163,400.00 respectively. The projects components include construction of 1 No. 20 Unit Toilets and No. 15 water stand pipes, installation of security lights while renovating electrical distribution systems, construction of 100 market stalls, construction of 5 No. 40 stall sheds and pavement of the market areas and lorry park and construction of drains.
Others include construction of roads and drains, streetlights, water systems, construction of places of convenience among others.
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