The Chief of Heman, Nana Apau Wiafe Ababio Sanwoansan, has quizzed the District Chief Executive for Afigya Kwabre South, Christian Adu Poku, over the delay in the construction of the road leading to the community, through to Ankaase and its environs.
The Chief, who had summoned the DCE to his palace last Friday, noted the project seemed abandoned because the Contractor after grading a few portions of the road. According to him, the dusty nature of the project is affecting the health status of residents as the community has been exposed to respiratory diseases.
The Chief also mentioned a CHIPs compound and a public place of convenience initiated some time ago by the District Assembly, only to be abandoned.
Nana Apau Wiafe Ababio Sanwoansan also complained that the Assembly had stifled his initiative to use his resources to establish a Health Centre for the community.
The chief told the DCE that the latter’s outfit claimed the said facility was meant for an ICT Centre and yet, almost eight years after his official request was turned down, not a single computer has been installed at the supposed ICT Centre.
The Hemanhene also complained about the uncompleted state of the electricity project in the township, even though the Member of Parliament, William Owuraku Aidoo, who is also the Deputy Minister of Energy also hailed from Heman.
According to him, the current state of the street lights had affected the installation of CCTV cameras in the community as a security measure, since the CCTV system would not capture good images in case of any eventuality.
Reacting to the probe at the Heman Palace, the DCE, leading a team of administrators from his outfit, said the Contractor had not abandoned the project and that he (Contractor) was back on site, fixing the roads in the locality.
He mentioned for the hearing of the Chief that this is the first time that JOSHOB has been contracted for the construction and commenced resurfacing of bad roads including that of Heman Town roads.
DCE Adu Poku, also known as APC, said from interactions with the Contractor he could assure the Chief and people of Heman that the road project would be completed by March, this year.
He attributed the delay in implementing the street light project to the uncompleted road project.
The DCE explained that the provision of a public toilet by the Assembly was to be funded from the US$1 million constituency funding, but was affected by the takeover by the Middle Belt Authority from the Presidential Special Initiative, which initially regulated the funds.
He also promised to ensure that all ongoing projects including the CHIPS compound and the public place of convenience, are completed by March this year and called on residents of the community to exercise patience.
