New Juaben South MCE, Isaac Apau-Gyasi hailed over 'legacy projects'
9th May 2021
Residents of New Juaben South Municipality in the Eastern Region, have hailed their Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Isaac Apau-Gyasi for undertaking some key projects in the area.
These projects include the construction of 3 storey multi-purpose administration block, funded by the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF), construction of drainages to help cub flooding in the municipality, construction of an ultra-modern Koforidua Central Market, the construction of a new court complex and bungalows for the judges and the redevelopment of the Koforidua Jackson Park.
The residents have since appealed to the President Akufo-Addo to reappoint Isaac Apau-Gyasi as their MCE to complete all projects started under his watch.
Speaking during an inspection, he labeled the drainage system as “legacy projects”.
According to him, “we used our funds for the construction of the Nsukwaw drainage basin, starting from Ada-Magazine to Nkubemu in Koforidua, for the first time this Nsukwaw basing has never been tackled for many years’’.
He said, “That was the reason why when it rains, because Koforidua falls underhill, as soon as it rains it floods the entire municipality but since we started tackling the Nsukwaw basin, this has completely stopped and nobody has complained of their houses being flooded.”
He revealed, “in the next one month, we are going to start the redevelopment of Jackson Park which is going to be turned to modern Park with ancillary facilities.”
Mr. Apaw Gyasi hinted out that the Assembly is in its final stages in consultation with the local government to revamp the Koforidua Central Market.
“Plana are far advance to rebuild Koforidua Central Market and as I speak the consultant has come to the site and we are at the final stages in consultation with the ministry of local government and the ministry of finance. We have been working on this for the past two years and there is an indication that the project will come through’’.
The MCE narrated that, the “Mangoase District Court” will be revamped to a new Multi-purpose storey Court complex that has already taken a facelift.
He says “we have also started the new Abatua where animals will be slotted to be brought to our market, the project is ongoing.”
Speaking on accommodation for staff that has turned to be a challenge for the assembly, the MCE emphasized that a 6 unit 2 bedroom self-contained is being put up to accommodate the employees of the assembly.
“We have started a 6 unit 2 bedroom block for our staffs. This is as a result of the challenges we have had with our neighbors. Since the new demarcation came, all our government Bungalows have been given to our neighbors.”
