The Obuasi East District Assembly has inaugurated itthree Town Councils, namely: Wawasi-KwabrafosoTown Council, Tutuka-Odumasi Town Council and Brahabebome- Akaporiso Town Council to help the Assembly achieve the collective development agenda of the district.
As part of the constitutional mandate to decentralize government powers to the grassroots, a standing committee, as stated by the constitution of Ghana, needed to be put in place, which is the Town Councils and Unit Committees.
These Town Councils were inaugurated on 23rd, 24thand 25th April 2024 respectively. Each Town Council is constituted with 15 members of which ten (10) of them were Unit Committee Members and five(5) being Assembly Members.
The District Co – ordinating Director Mr. Eric Aboagye-Mensah called on the Town Council members to contribute their quota to better their citizenry. He made this call at separate ceremonies to officially inaugurate various town councils in the district.
He added that, the District Assembly can not function very well without the effective, functional and reliable sub-structures, therefore the need for the town council to work towards the implementation of local governance and decentralization policies.
He also entreated members to be conversant with the regulatory frameworks governing local governance to enable them function effectively.
He admonished members to spearhead the social, economic and political changes they wish to see by communicating clearly and effectively and put aside their personal sentiments and serve the people in accordance with the laid down rules.
He also urged the executive not to sleep on their duties but should rather work hard to compliment the activities of the district assembly in revenue mobilization and initiate self-helped project for the benefit of their town council.
After lengthy deliberations by Assembly Members and Unite Committee members the following persons were elected as executives of the various town councils.
POSITION/TOWN COUNCIL
WAWASI – KWABENAFOSO
TUTUA – ODUMASI
BRAHABEBOME – AKAPORISO
CHAIRPERSON
Joseph Agyemang
Mark Asiedu Menlah
Sadat Forkor Moro
ORGANISING SECRETARY
Simon Ofori
AbubakariZenenoba
Janet Osei
TREASURE
Stella Owusu Boateng
Alidu Rakia
Vida Osei Frimpong