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Okaikoi North Meets 68 % Revenue Target

Boye Laryea addressing the press at the programme

The Okaikoi North Municipal
Assembly (ONMA) has, as at October, 2019, raised an amount of GH₵3.7 million out
of a budgeted revenue of GH₵5.25 million.

The amount which was generally
mobilised through the collection of property rate, issuance of permits and
payment of fines represented 68 per cent of revenue for the year.

The Director of Finance at the
Assembly, Victoria Anim Nyarko, who gave the information at a Meet-the-Press
programme last Friday, disclosed that an intensive revenue mobilisation
strategy is being enforced for the next two months to ensure that the assembly raises
an additional GH¢4.5 million.

The Municipal Chief Executive
(MCE), Boye Laryea, has however appealed to the public to help the assembly
seal loopholes in revenue generation by reporting any individual or persons who
extort money for various reasons without issuing the appropriate receipts.

“If you see any of our
task force with ONMA and they take money from a driver without giving receipt,
please come and report” he said.

Mr Boye also mentioned some
greenhouse initiatives adopted by the assembly which included the planting of
400 tree seedlings within the assembly and the initiation of agriculture
senstisation programmes to promote backyard farming among residence.

He also noted that assembly
has intensified its campaign to sensitise members on the upcoming referendum as
two town hall meetings scheduled to take place on November 19 and November 21.

“We try as much as possible
to visit at least four or five churches every weekend in order to boost the
campaign” he said.

He however lamented delay in
the release of government subventions, non availability of spatial land for
administrative purposes and poor sanitation attitude which cost the assembly GH₵3000 to GH₵5000 on a
weekly basis.

Early on, the MCE together
with the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ishmael Ashitey embarked on a tour of
the municipality to inspect ongoing infrastructural projects and also cut sod
for five new projects.

Newly initiated projects
included an Information Communication Technology laboratory at Fadama Cluster
of Schools, 18-unit classroom block at the Akweteyman Anglican Junior High School,
Police Station at Lapaz Bambolino, Fire and Ambulance Station at Apenkwa and a
Clinic at Christian Village.

The team also inspected a project
at the Kissieman market and the Achimota Basic School Dining Hall.

By Issah Mohammed

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