AYAWASO CENTRAL:  NYA organises three days Entrepreneurship and Business Management training for young entrepreneurs in collaboration with African Skills Hub (ASH) at Haavad Senior High school in the municipality.

The Ayawaso Central National Youth authority and ASH on 17^th to 19^th trained seventy-four young entrepreneurs.   The training aimed at providing trainees with the requisite knowledge and tools needed to identity market opportunities and develop viable business ideas.

Also to provide business owners with the assistance they needed to effectively run their businesses.

The facilitator Edna Amponsah stressed on the need for entrepreneurs need to have business plan, she said

Business plan which will state what the entrepreneur intend doing and where he want to get to  and further said they have to  a budget, and record every transection they do.

HIV SCREENING AND NHIS REGISTRATION AT ALAJO NORTH DURING CELEBRATION OF HOMOWO ORGANIZED BY THE ALAJO CHIEF, NII ARMAH AJOOR
The total number of participants are male= 139 and female= 246

ON 11TH JULY 2024 , THE AYAWASO CENTRAL MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY ENGAGED IN SENSITISATION ON GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND CONSENT MATTERS WITH STUDENTS OF HARVARD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND THIS SAW A TOTAL NUMBER OF MALE= 21/ FEMALE 37

INTRODUCTION

The forum was scheduled for 3^rd and 4^th July, 2024 by the Right to Information Unit of the Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly. It was aimed at educating the students on their fundamental right to access information from public institution and the processes to request for Information under Article 21 (1) f of the constitution and Act 989 of the RTI law.

As part of Government’s effort to promote and implement the Right to Information Act 989, (Act 2019)

The Right to Information Unit of the Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly (ACMA) in collaboration with the Access to Information division (ATI) of the Information Services Department (ISD), Ministry of Information on Wednesday, 3rd July 2024 and Thursday, 4^th July 2024 educated the Accra Technical Training Center (ATTC) and Harvard College on the Right to Information Law.

The sensitization Education started with a welcome address from the Right to Information Officer of Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly Mr. Abebreseh Terry Abray who indicates the purpose of the education saying that “The RTI law Act 989 is a sunshine legislation. The law helps us to enjoy our fundamental freedoms, makes institutions more transparent and accountable in providing factual information to the public and encourages public participation in matters that concern them.

Facilitators of the training Mr. Senanu Nyadroh and Mr. Israel Dentor from the Access to Information Division (ATID) took time to expound on the topics of the Background, application process, Exemptions and the decision of the Commission on the Right to Information Act.

The sensitization Informed the students about the details of the  implementation as stated in the constitutional right to Information held by public institutions, subject to the exemptions that are necessary and consistent with the protection of public interest in a democratic society.

The Education also saw an interactive session where the students had the opportunity to ask questions and make contributions to the conversation.

In conclusion, the forum was successful and saw students actively engage Resource Persons on the RTI Law.

TERRY ABRAY JNR.

RIGHT TO INFORMATION OFFICER

AYAWASO CENTRAL MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY

The Ayawaso central municipal assembly on the 17th June,2024 engaged in skills training for some community members in liquid soap making, parazone, after wash, and also baking of cake, meat and fish pie, chips, banana cake, polo , and others pastries and this activity saw a total number of male= 5/ female= 28

The Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly has inaugurated 12 unit committees and 2 Zonal councils.

The Alajo-Pig Farm Zonal Council comprises Alajo North, Alajo Central, Pig Farm, Nii Nortey Agbo, Quaye Mensah and Kotobabi Electoral area, while the Mallam Atta Zone include, Nkansah Djan, Aryee Diki, Mallam Atta, Akoa Ndor and Kokomlemle East and West.

At a ceremony held on its forecourt at Kokomlemle in Accra on Wednesday, 29^th May 2024, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Hon. Archibald Cobbina in a speech read on his behalf, urge the councils to perform their duties diligently to improve the living conditions of the people. He also reiterated that Unit Committee members are the first point of call when there is a problem in the community, so they must be also committed to their work.

Also according to him, the Zonal Council was backed by Law aimed at ensuring full involvement of local communities in the decision making process, adding that “the success of the initiative would depend on the values and performance of their duties”.

The MCE charged the Councils to play a significant role in the education of their communities, organize communal labour to ensure environmental cleanliness, double efforts to mobilize revenue through lorry parks and stations etc.

“Hon. Archibald Cobbina assured that the Assembly will support all sub-structures by building their capacities to help develop the area.

“We have been given the opportunity to adopt strategies to develop the Municipality; we need your support to implement policies”

Skills training on Fabric beading organised by Korle Klottey National Youth Authority in collaboration with Ayawaso Central municipal assembly with students from ATTC, second Image international school and Fashion Designer from Korle Klottey.
The purpose of this training was to equip students and Fashion Designer to acquire more knowledge and new skills in designing their garments with bead, showcase stylish beadwork and adding elements to any outfit.
These are some pictures for your perusal

Fifteen (15) schools participated in this year’s 67th independence day parade held at the Quaye Mensah Memorial Park in Alajo with Kotobabi 1&2 GK/Primary school being adjudged the best school in the March past. The Municipal Chief Executive of the Assembly, Mr Archibold Cobbina in his address urged the youth to promote peace and unity within their communities and resist being used to foment chaos during the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections.

“My appeal to all political parties, and the general public is that we should endeavour to conduct our campaigns without the use of temperate languages on our airwaves in a political season, we must discourage such acts and uphold the democratic credentials we have made over the years” he charged. To the Electoral commission, MCE urged them to heed the call of His Excellency President Akufo Addo and also acknowledged that, a lot of responsibility lies on the Electoral commission to put the necessary measures in place that will ensure Ghana have a credible election.

The Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly on February 12 inaugurated 12 Assembly members and 6 government appointees. The 12 Assembly members who were elected on the 19th of December were sworn into office by  the kotobabi district magistrate, Maame Yaa Kusi Mensah and in the presence of their electorates and other government dignitaries. Mr Hudu Ismail was officially declared the Presiding Member after18 members of the assembly voted in his favor.

The Municipal Chief Executive of the Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly, Mr Archibald Cobbina, further urged the government appointees to consider the assumption of their office as an honor and work hard to justify the confidence reposed in them by the president.

In a speech delivered by Stephen Asamoah Boateng: Minister for chieftency and religious affairs on behalf of the president, charged the newly elected assembly members to deepen local governance and decentralisation in their respective areas to enable the citizens have access to basic public services in their districts rather than demanding for such services from Accra.