Prestea MP donates rambo 5000 water storage tanks to Bompieso community

In her bid to find solution to the challenges facing the water and sanitation sector in her area, the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Prestea Huni-Valley Constituency, Hon. Barbara Oteng-Gyasi has donated three-piece of Rambo 5000 water storage tanks to the people of Bompieso a community in her area.

The move was to ensure uninterrupted sustainable management of water resources and access to safe water which is essential for unlocking economic growth and productivity and to provide significant leverage for existing investments in health and education for constituents to actualize the sustainable development goal (SDG).

The Constituency Chairman, Mr. Abbeam Danso presented the 6000 litres storage tanks to the people on behalf of the MP over the weekend.

In a brief interview with GhanaWeb's Western Regional Correspondent Daniel Kaku, the Chairman Mr. Abbeam Danso revealed that the gesture was in response to a call from the opinion leaders of the community following a recent by the MP to sensitize the residents about the deadly Coronavirus.

He said, the MP appreciated the challenges of the community and decided to provide storage tanks to assist the people to store water for safe use since water is life.

Mr. Danso, therefore, said the donation would go a long way to help the community to have access to clean water to wash their hands against the Coronavirus.

"The Coronavirus that has come the main way is to prevent it is to get clean water to wash our hands frequently so the tanks will help this Community to get clean water to wash their hands so let us thank Hon. Barbara Oteng-Gyasi", he noted.

He was optimistic that the deadly Coronavirus pandemic would disappear from the world and urged the residents to continue to pray earnestly against the disease.

Mr. Danso said his MP would continue to educate his Constituents about the COVID-19 and support them with preventive items.



He disclosed that as part of efforts to curb the spread of the Coronavirus, the MP who is also the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts had donated her three months salaries to support the fight.

The elected community leaders, on behalf of the people, expressed gratitude to Hon. Barbara Oteng-Gyasi for the kind gesture.

They, however, pledged to maintain the tanks to achieve its intended purpose.

Ghana has recorded 378 confirmed cases with 6 deaths of Coronavirus.