The Chairman of the National Premix Committee under the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Nii Lantey Bannerman has inspected some ongoing projects being executed by the Landing Beach Committees at Tema Manhean and Nyanyano near Kasoa in the Central Region of the Republic of Ghana.
At Tema Manhean, the premix committee chairman, who was accompanied by the Administrator of the Pre-mix Fuel Secretariat, Nana Abrokwa A. Asare, Mayor of Tema, Felix Mensah Nii Annang-La and Greater Accra Regional NADMO Coordinator, Archibald Cobbinah inspected an ongoing 900-bed capacity dormitory at the Manhean SHS.
The two-storey dormitory project, which is estimated at GHC6 million, was started in 2012.
The project is currently at the ground floor level with the first and second floors expected to be completed soon.
When completed, the dormitory would bring a huge relief to the students of Manhean SHS.
At Nyanyano, the landing beach committee has also constructed a market shed which is yet to be commissioned.
The project was funded from the Community Development Fund, and GHc31,490 support by the Member of Parliament for the area, Kojo Asemanyi and GHc16,790 from Richmond K. Otoo, a philanthropist of the area.
Speaking to energynewsafrica.com, Nii Lantey Bannerman commended the landing beach committees for utilising 53 percent of the Community Development Fund to execute projects which go to improve the living conditions of the beneficiaries.
Touching on the Tema Manhean SHS dormitory project, Nii Lantey Bannerman said before this current administration assumed office, the project was about 10 percent complete.
He said the efforts of the current administration is what have pushed the project to its current level.
He gave the landing beach committee up to the end of June to complete the project.
Mr Bannerman said his outfit wants to make sure that all ongoing projects across the fishing communities are completed before the end of the year.
On his part, Mr Eben Anuwa–Armah, who is the project committee chairman, said they would be able to meet the June timeline because funds are available to complete the project.
The administrator of the Pre-mix Fuel Secretariat, Nana Abrokwa A. Asare said they are excited that the landing beach committees are using proceeds of the 53 percent Community Development Fund judiciously.
Source: www.energynewsafrica.com