The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Builsa South, Anne Musah, has announced plans to intensify revenue mobilisation to achieve GH¢1 million in internally generated funds (IGF), following improvements in the district’s revenue collection performance.
According to her, the Assembly has already achieved more than 80 percent of its revenue target for 2026, following the introduction of measures to improve collection, particularly on market days.
Speaking on the sidelines of the 2027–2030 Regional Composite Budget Hearings in Navrongo, Madam Musah said the Assembly had made significant progress in revenue mobilisation since she assumed office in 2025.
“When we came, the revenue was just nothing to write home about. But we put up some strategies. Last year, the revenue improved and this year we achieved 80 plus percent of our target,” she said.
She explained that one of the measures involved deploying Assembly staff to support revenue collectors during market days, an intervention she said had improved compliance and collections.
Despite the progress, the DCE acknowledged that property rate collection remained an underutilised source of revenue for the Assembly.
She said the Assembly would strengthen efforts to collect property rates as part of measures to achieve the GH¢1 million revenue target proposed by the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council.
“We are going to look at property rates seriously so that next time, our revenue will be higher. Since 2025, since I came to office, the revenue has changed drastically,” she stated.
Beyond revenue mobilisation, Madam Musah highlighted improvements in road infrastructure, water supply and economic empowerment programmes undertaken by the Assembly.
She disclosed that the Assembly had drilled 20 boreholes in communities across the district and planned to construct an additional 10 to improve access to potable water.
“A lot has been done in the district. And we are also planning to do more, especially with the boreholes,” she said.
On road infrastructure, the DCE said the Assembly had been using equipment provided under the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) to reshape deteriorated roads and fill potholes.
She acknowledged the support of the Member of Parliament for Builsa South, who had provided fuel to facilitate the operation of the equipment.
“We are using the DRIP equipment to reshape many roads, fill potholes and those that are too serious. We are filling them and reshaping the roads,” she explained.
Madam Musah also disclosed that the Assembly had undertaken economic empowerment initiatives, including training and supporting women’s groups to improve their incomes and livelihoods.
She said the interventions formed part of broader efforts to address development challenges and improve living conditions in the district.
Commenting on the regional budget hearings, the DCE described the exercise as an opportunity for assemblies to assess their performance, identify challenges and improve development planning.
“This budget hearing is something that will help us improve upon our development in our various districts. Things that are not going right, we’ll do it right for the benefit of the district and for the region at large,” she said.
While acknowledging that Builsa South continued to face development challenges, Madam Musah expressed confidence that improved revenue mobilisation and sustained investment in infrastructure and social services would help address them.
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