Mankessim drainage project handed over to Mfantseman Municipal Assembly

  Mankessim (C/R), Oct. 15, GNA – Osagyefo Amanfo Edu VI, Omanhen of Mankessim Traditional Area, has urged Ghanaians to change the mindset that they could not transform their communities for the better if their commuities were in bad shape.     “We have been seeing many unpleasant things in our communities to the extent that we do not regard them as bad any longer,” the Omanhene said at the handing-over of a drainage system constructed by Cossa Construction Works to the Mfantseman Municipal Assembly and the chiefs and people of Mankessim.     The drainage system forms part of the Tripartite Partnership Project being implemented by the Training Research and Networking for Development (TREND) on behalf of the Government of Ghana for Mankessim in the Central Region, Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region and Huni Valley in the Western Region with supporting funds from the African Development Bank.     Osagyefo Amanfo Edu commended Government for making Mankessim a beneficiary of the project and was happy that the project had put to rest the perennial flooding of parts of the town.     Mr Henry Kweku Hayfron, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), said for Mankessim to be considered as beneficiary of the project among only two other towns showed the love the government had for the town.     He cautioned against defecation and throwing of rubbish into the drains.     The MCE said the assembly would put in place a management team to liaise between the assembly and the acontractor to ensure that the project was well maintained.     Mr Eugene Larbi, Managing Director of TREND, said Mankessim was selected as a beneficiary because it had already a prepared sanitation plan which the project could easily rely on.     He said sustainability was very important and appealed to the people to keep the facility in good order.     Nii Odai Laryea of Maple Consult, a Consultant to the Project, noted that sacrifice and selfishness made the difference between developed and the underdeveloped world.      "Whilst people in the developed world were prepared to sacrifice to build their communities, those in the underdeveloped world wanted everything for themselves alone," he said.      Mr John Etuah, Project Desk Officer at the Municipal Assembly, urged management to do a devoted work to improve sanitation in the town.   GNA ... Read Full Story