WALEWALE PEOPLE DEMONSTRATE AGAINST DCE - OTHER FACTS GHANAIANS SHOULD KNOW

I will be extremely glad if you could kindly offer some space in your widely circulated and a highly respected newspaper to voice out my views on this contemporary issue that has the potential of affecting the general development in my district.

It is very inspiring that 2011 has been declared an action year by his Excellency President Professor Atta Mills, to meet the developmental needs and aspirations of the good people of Ghana. Such a call demand leaders both political and non political manning the affairs in the country to be visionary, transformational and development oriented. It is against this background that the writer wants to do a critical analysis of the demonstration recently held on the 5^th January, 2011 at Walewale, the district capital for West Mamprusi District, calling for the removal of the DCE Honorable Lord Sulley Zakari from office.

During that poorly attended demonstration, a petition dated 28^th November, 2010 was presented to the District Coordinating Director calling for the immediate removal of the DCE from office. That petition was made up of 12 unsubstantiated allegations against the DCE and was signed by 12 people including some constituency executive members of the ruling party some of who competed against him for the post earlier on and lost to him. They therefore vow not to allow him succeed. Otherwise, among all the issues raised on their petition, non question the capacity of the man to deliver development projects to meet the needs and aspirations of the people in the district. Those championing that course knew very well that the primary responsibility of a DCE is to help initiate and implement development projects to meet the needs of his/her people. As for the person ability to offer sweet talks to people, award contracts to party members, having or not having management and mobilization skills, they are secondary matters.

However, checks at the West Mamprusi District Assembly as well as the official website of the assembly (www.west mamprusi.gov.gh) revealed that since the assumption of office of the DCE from 2009 to date, the district has witnessed very massive development of infrastructure in areas of education, health, roads, water and sanitation among others through the hard work of the DCE.

In the field of education, the following success has been chalked by the DCE. Namely, the establishment of Wulugu Orphanage, the construction of a new District Library at Walewale, the construction of six classroom block for Wulugu Zaami Primary School, the construction of six classroom block for Gbimsi R/C primary school, the construction of six classroom block for Manga primary school at Manga as well as the construction of three classroom blocks with offices to replace those school under threes at Taantala, Janga, Wuyima, Kubagna, Nabuligu, Kata-Banawa and Yirangu. The construction of food vendors Shops at Walewale and Wulugu Senior High Schools to mention but a few.

In health sector, two medical doctors are now in the district, one incharge of the district hospital at Walewale and the other incharge of the district health administration. Formerly, there use to be one doctor handling both schedules. Additional projects include the provision of solar lamp lighting system for all the CHPS Compounds throughout the district, supply of a standby generator for Walewale District Hospital as well as the construction of Nurses Quarters at Wulugu.

In terms of roads, the following feeder roads in the district have been re-graveled duribg the last two years under his (the DCE) watch; Namely, Wulugu – Kpasenkpe, Zangum – Nabari, Gbani – Kparigu, Walewale - Bug’ya – Guokudoo, Wungu – Zangu – Yakura, Kubore – Zangwara, Walewale Market – Fongni, Walewale – Zangum among others.

In the area of judiciary, the DCE championed the construction of a new District Court House at Walewale, which has been completed and is stocked with computers and their accessories to facilitate the work of that organ of government in the district.

I therefore challenge the organizers of that demonstration to dispute with evidence whether the above-mentioned projects have not been implemented by the DCE since his assumption of office. It is a fact that, these projects in the districts would meet the needs of not only the present generation, but also the future generations yet to come. I would therefore urge the constituency executives of the party in the district to do away with their parochial and selfish interests and rather help the DCE to implement the better Ghana agenda in the district. I would also plead with the president His Excellency, Prof JEA Mills to disregard those demonstrations organized by few people in the district and allow the DCE to continue with his Good works to move the West Mamprusi District to another height.

Signed by,

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Bariham Iddrisu,

0208926778.