Takoradi MP calls for technology-driven jobs, resources for Assembly Members

Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Takoradi, has called on the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) to adequately resource Assembly Members to undertake weekly sanitation exercises in their respective electoral areas. He said providing the members with funding and equipment would strengthen community participation in sanitation management and ensure sustained efforts to maintain clean environments across the metropolis. Mr Darko-Mnsahe made the call at the Third Ordinary Sitting of the STMA, where he also advocated direct elections of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to give citizens a direct voice in choosing their local government leaders. He said the STMA needed to provide Assembly Members with the necessary financial and logistical support to organise weekly cleaning exercises in their electoral areas.

He noted that Assembly Members were directly connected to their communities and understood the environmental challenges confronting residents, but their ability to respond effectively could be constrained without adequate resources. Mr Darko-Mensah said providing funds, cleaning equipment and other essential logistics would enable them to mobilise residents and coordinate regular sanitation activities. He stressed that sanitation management should be a continuous exercise rather than an occasional activity, requiring sustained investment, community participation and effective monitoring. The MP for Takoradi urged the Assembly to establish arrangements to support weekly cleaning exercises and ensure that resources provided to electoral areas were used effectively. He also called for stronger collaboration among Assembly Members, environmental health officers, waste management service providers and…