The youth of Ahwiaa in the Kwabre East Municipality, on behalf of the chiefs, Zongo chiefs, and the entire Zongo community, have kicked against the decision of the Kwabre East Municipal Assembly to take over the management of the community’s revenue generating facilities, including Kumasi Ventilated Improved Pit (KVIP) toilets, refuse dump sites, and mechanised boreholes.
The Assembly’s move follows the formation of an Interim Management Committee by the leadership of the community for three months, as a form of assessment of Ayuba Sawadogo, the Assembly Member, and the Unit Committee.
The three month tenure of the interim committee which started from August 1, 2022 is expected to elapse on October 30, 2022.
Before the expiry of the tenure, the Municipal Assembly had asked the community to hand over the revenue generating facilities to the Assembly to manage, quoting the Local Government Act to the effect that the community had breached the law by forming an Interim Committee to handle the facilities.
But the chiefs and the youth have kicked against the request with the explanation that the Assembly had not rendered proper accounts to the community since it (Assembly) took over the facilities in 2010.
At a press conference on Friday, Bilal Sulemana, Youth Leader and Spokesman for the community, threatened that the youth were bent on resisting any attempt by the Assembly to take over the management of the revenue generating facilities.
The Spokesman explained that the community had not breached any law, as claimed by the Assembly, because all the facilities were built by the community without any support from the Assembly.
Sulemana claimed the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr. Agyemang, the Presiding Member, R. George, and the Anyinam Zongo Assembly Member were those behind the decision of the Assembly, which would infringe on their rights.
The youth cautioned that they would hold the MCE, PM of Kwabre East Municipal Assembly, and the Assembly Member of Anyinam Zongo responsible should the unrest lead to anything untoward in Ahwiaa Zongo.
They petitioned the President, Nana Akufo-Addo, and the Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, to call the MCE and the PM to order before the unexpected happened to destabilise the current calm and peace prevailing in the community.
