Bernard Ahiafor, Member of Parliament for Akatsi South and First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, has cautioned individuals attempting to create division between him and the Akatsi South Municipal Chief Executive, Daniel Dagba, warning that such actions would undermine development in the area.
He said efforts to sow disaffection between the two leaders would not succeed and urged those behind the agenda to desist.
“Such attempts will only retard development, but they cannot see the light of day because I have moved with the MCE since our youthful days,” Mr Ahiafor stated.
The MP gave the warning during the commencement of a two-day sod-cutting and project inspection exercise across the Akatsi South Constituency.
He was part of a delegation that included the Volta Regional Minister, Mr James Gunu, the Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Daniel Dagba, heads of decentralised departments in Akatsi South, and other officials.
Mr Ahiafor said the projects being undertaken, which focus largely on health and education infrastructure, would significantly improve access to quality healthcare and education for residents when completed.
He reiterated his commitment to lobbying for support and funding for other pending projects in the constituency.
He disclosed that stalled projects, including the Akatsi South Municipal Hospital as well as some abandoned road and electrification projects, have received positive indications for work to resume towards their completion.
Addressing chiefs and residents who witnessed the exercise, Mr Ahiafor assured them that the Mahama-led government would continue to deliver what he described as unprecedented development across all sectors of society.
According to him, this performance would make it difficult for the opposition New Patriotic Party to return to power.
For his part, Volta Regional Minister James Gunu highlighted gaps in healthcare infrastructure in the region, revealing that while the Volta Region requires 460 CHPS compounds, only 207 are currently in place, leaving a deficit of 253.
“Under the Mahama-led government, a minimum of two CHPS compounds per district, totaling at least 36, are expected to be commissioned by the end of the year,” Mr Gunu said.
He emphasised that the government would ensure adequate funding for projects before sod-cutting exercises are carried out. “This government is not the 419-type like others who would deceive Ghanaians with white elephant projects,” he stated.
Mr Gunu also appealed to community stakeholders to ensure strict monitoring and supervision of projects to guarantee timely completion.
The delegation’s first stop was at Ahlepedo, where a CHPS compound with nurses’ accommodation is under construction. Other sites visited included a three-unit classroom block with an office and store at Wodome, a CHPS compound with nurses’ accommodation at Zuta, a six-unit classroom block with an office, staff common room and library at Zuta, a similar six-unit classroom block at Duowodome, a two-unit kindergarten block with an office and store at Dzuepe, and the renovation of the Wute Health Centre.
Members of the delegation expressed satisfaction with the progress of most of the projects, noting that several had already commenced unofficially and were expected to be completed soon.
The inspection and sod-cutting exercise is expected to continue on Friday, January 30, with visits to additional school infrastructure projects at various stages of development.
