Residents of Atwima Nwanbiagya will prosper - DCE

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Atwima Nwanbiagya in the Ashanti Region, Hon. Michael Awuku Amoah is counting on the support of the people and traditional rulers to enable him bring more developmental projects in the area.

"I can see a prosperous Municipal Assembly in the years to come. I can see improvement in the quality of education. I can see improvement in the quality of the life of the people. All these cannot be achieved without your support, encouragement, good counsel and above all your constant prayers".

According to the MCE, his vision for the people is to see the people in the municipality become prosperous in terms of finances, providing good health facilities so they can uphold their dignity and respect in the society through various forms of empowerments.

"Anything short of this will not be acceptable", Hon. Michael Awuku Amoah at a town hall meeting attended by this reporter Kwabena Danso-Dapaah told residents and opinion leaders.

According to him, hundreds of Junior High School (JHS) students in the municipality, mostly females, have already received training in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as part of measures by the government to bridge the gender gap in technology.

"The Ministry of Communication, in collaboration with the Ghana Information Fund for Electronic Communication (GIFEC) and the [local] Assembly organized the Girls-in-ICT initiative training program", the MCE revealed.

"The objective was to increase the interest of girls in ICT, bridge the gender gap usage and to enhance the advancement of girls in ICT through coding and website development"

According to Hon. Michael Awuku Amoah, prior to the Training, the Assembly renovated an old building in the area to enable philanthropists and the government to supply computers to train more youth in ICT.