THE Tamale Metropolitan Chief executive, Alhaji Abdulai Harruna Friday, has expressed his commitment to ensuring that all ongoing projects in the metropolis are completed.
He said the second phase of the World Bank-sponsored Urban Environmental Sanitation Project (UESP II), and the construction of a livestock market at Guunayili and the Jubilee market at Kukuo were some of the initiatives that were attracting his attention.
“My vision is to see a clean Tamale, a city that attracts investment which would eventually create jobs for the people; my vision is to see a peaceful Tamale where people live together in harmony, a city where massive infrastructure development takes place,” he indicated.
The metropolitan chief executive, who was addressing the first ordinary meeting of the assembly in Tamale, urged residents and all stakeholders to support and co-operate with the assembly in realising its vision of accelerating the development of the fast-growing metropolis.
On internal revenue mobilisation by the assembly, Alhaji Friday described the current situation as not encouraging, and attributed the abysmal performance to inadequate logistics and information on rateable properties and the lack of commitment among revenue collectors.
For instance, he said, last year the assembly generated less than 50 per cent of its estimated of GH¢791,459.00.
He urged the assembly to review the system to ensure more efficiency.
“In the interim, let me propose to the revenue mobilisation subcommittee to initiate appropriate action to enhance the revenue collection system,” he directed.
Alhaji Friday also announced that about 1,000 wooden electricity poles would be procured for allocation to rural communities under the assembly’s rural electrification project.
On water and sanitation, he indicated that the assembly, in collaboration with some of its development partners, would provide rain water harvesting tanks and toilets in 40 communities within the metropolis while expanding the existing water systems.
The metropolitan chief executive further stated that the Department of Urban Roads would construct and rehabilitate more roads in the metropolis while the Department of Feeder Roads would repair and upgrade additional roads.
He mentioned the Fuo main, Relax Lodge-Ward K, Vittin-Target and Gumani-Kanvila roads as some of those that would be worked on.
Other roads include the Choggu-Low Cost main, Naa Luro Estates-Nobisco-Kumbungu, Village Water, Tishigu and the Radach-Industrial area.
“I, therefore, wish to appeal to members of the assembly to let us rededicate ourselves to collectively improve the well-being of our people,”he urged
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