The Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District Chief Executive (DCE), Hon. Sinkina Saaka, has outlined key developmental achievements and challenges facing the District, with emphasis on education, agriculture, sanitation, security, electricity and road infrastructure.
Delivering his sessional address at the Second Ordinary General Assembly Meeting on Thursday, October 22, 2026, Hon. Saaka announced that the Assembly had successfully passed the 2025 District Performance Assessment (DPAT), qualifying it for funding under the District Assembly Common Fund Responsiveness Factor Grant (DACF-RFG).
On security, the DCE expressed condolences to the families of the teacher and police officer who died in the September 16 Gindabo incident.
He assured residents that concerns about alleged extortion and misconduct at police checkpoints were receiving attention, while urging the public to remain calm and pursue lawful means of resolving grievances.
In education and healthcare, he announced the completion of three-unit classroom blocks at Jelinkon, St. Philip’s Primary School in Gindabo, and Blema.
A Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound at Nochiteyiri has also been completed.
Meanwhile, work on the District Police Headquarters has reached approximately 70 per cent completion, with plans underway to convert the Tuna Outpatient Department project into a fully operational CHPS compound.
Agriculture is also receiving support through the government’s (Nkoko Nkitinkiti) programme, under which the district has received 10,000 day-old chicks for care by anchor farmers before distribution to beneficiaries.
On sanitation, the Assembly has recruited 45 sanitation workers across five communities, evacuated six major refuse heaps in Sawla and organised eight clean-up exercises in collaboration with Zoomlion and Area Councils.
Electricity access remains a major concern, with coverage estimated at 14 per cent.
However, extension works to Soma, Sanyere, Nasoyiri and Kong have resumed, while solar streetlights are expected to be distributed to communities.
The DCE further disclosed that heavy rains had damaged several roads, affecting transportation, education and healthcare access.
The Assembly is engaging the Department of Feeder Roads to identify interventions.
Financially, the Assembly received GH¢11.34 million from the District Assemblies Common Fund between January and August 2026, alongside other funding sources supporting development activities.
The Executive Committee has also proposed market sheds, staff accommodation renovations, new CHPS compounds and boreholes to improve living conditions.
Hon. Saaka called for unity, accountability and effective resource management to accelerate development across the District
source: yagbonradioonline
