ASHAIMAN ASSEMBLY TDC URGD TO COLLABORATE TO REGISTER ALL HOUSES (PAGE 29)

The Tema Mantse, Nii Adjei Kraku, has urged the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly to co-ordinate with the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) to register all houses in the municipality to raise revenue for the assembly.
He explained that early residents of Ashaiman,which was then known as 'Kwasei', went there when the people of Tema were re-located to Manhean, and therefore, it was by compulsion and not by choice that they went there.
Nii Kraku said this when the Ashaiman Municipal Chief Executive, Numo Adinortey Addison, called on the Tema Mantse to present customary drinks to him to mark the celebration of the Homowo festival by the people of Tema Manhean.
The Tema Mantse said Ashaiman was a young municipality, and therefore, would need to harness all available resources to develop, as its population continued to grow.
He expressed concern about the way houses were being put up haphazardly.
Nii Kraku said the TDC, as the planning authority, could not be left out in bringing sanity to the system and must, therefore, be involved in ensuring proper development of the municipality.
He said residents of Ashaiman expected to benefit from its new status, and must therefore, work hard with his team of officers for the benefit of the people.
Nii Kraku advised the municipal chief executive to be firm in order to leave his mark on the municipality.
The Municipal Chief Executive,Numo Addison, expressed the gratitude of the assembly to the chief and his stool elders for their concern with regard to the development of Ashaiman .
He gave the assurance that he would work hard to ensure that the image of Ashaiman improved to attract people to it .
Numo Addison appealed to the traditional council to assist the assembly with land for development.
He said Ashaiman needed land for more schools, hospitality and recreational facilities, among others.
He urged landowners of Ashaiman to support the assembly to pursue its development agenda.
He was accompanied by the Presiding Member of the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly, Mr Nikoi Djanie, some assembly members and staff.