Poverty alleviation fund in debt at Adansi

Obuasi, July 13, GNA - Only 13 million cedis out of a total of 60 million cedis distributed to 92 beneficiaries for poverty alleviation by the Adansi West District Assembly in 1996 and 1997 has so far been recovered.

An additional 20 million cedis given out to 58 persons last year under the Poverty Alleviation Fund is yet to mature for recovery.

Mr George Adu-Mensah, the District Chief Executive, who made these known was answering a supplementary question from Mr Akwasi Afrifa, M.P. for Fomena at the third ordinary meeting of the assembly at Obuasi.

The first question which stood in the name of the assembly member for Obuasi Wawase Junior Quarters sought to know the number of persons who had so far benefited from the fund in the district.

Before the question time, the assembly members had discussed at length, and with misgivings, the manner in which stalls at the Obuasi 'Koobi' market were allocated.

At the end of the deliberations, the assembly cancelled all allocations made and directed a fresh allocations of the stalls.

In his sessional address, Mr Adu-Mensah reminded the assembly members of the arduous task ahead of the assembly in providing the development needs of communities in the district.

Mr Francis K. Adei, the presiding member, commended the members for their commitment towards assembly duties.

He, however, expressed concern about slow implementation of the assembly's decisions stressing that "it is not commendable"