Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Hon. Mahama Ayariga has disclosed that a group called Indian Association of Ghana has donated some materials towards the expansion of access to water in the Bawku Municipality.
Announcing receipt of the materials in a Facebook post, the MP said :” This morning the Indian Association of Ghana donated 20 borehole hand pumps to me for my Constituency ; Bawku Central”.
He indicated that the group had pledged their commitment to the provision of water to the people of Bawku and its environs, in order to augment government’s effort.
“At a short ceremony to hand over the pumps to me the Association said the feel privileged being called upon to serve the Bawku Community. The Association says they have been a strong partner to community heads in the provision of water, schools and other social amenities to augment the role of the government. The association says they will continue in this role in a bid to strengthen the over six decades old friendship that exists between Ghana and India.”
The MP mentioned that the materials had come at a time when he had sunk some boreholes in some 120 communities.
“The hand pumps will be sent to Bawku immediately and be fixed on some of the 120 communities where I have sunk boreholes. Some of the boreholes have actually been sunk months ago waiting for the pumps to be fixed on them.”
By: Offei-Akoto Ayeh/a1radioonline.com/Ghana
