69TH INDEPENDENCE DAY ANNIVERSARY HELD ON FRIDAY, 6TH MARCH, 2026 AT THE CONFERENCE HALL OF SUAME MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY, OLD SUAME.

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The Suame Municipal Assembly in collaboration with the Suame Municipal Education Directorate organized the 69th Independence Anniversary Celebration at the Conference Hall of the Suame Municipal Assembly, on Friday, 6th March, 2026 on the theme “building prosperity, restoring hope”.

The occasion was graced by Nananom, Hon. Assembly Members, Heads of Department and Unit Heads of Suame Municipal Assembly, Staff of the Municipal Education Directorate, Religious Leaders, Leadership of the Political Parties, Security Personnel, Headteachers and Pupils from six (6) selected Schools in the Municipality. Out of these six (6) schools, four (4) selected schools namely Holy Rosary R/C JHS, Breman M/A Model JHS, St. John of the Cross R/C JHS and Anomangye Basic JHS qualified for the finals of the debate competition.

Nana Adu Ansere Bekoe II, Suame Dikro served as the chairman for the occasion.

The keynote address delivered by the Municipal Coordinating Director on behalf of the Municipal Chief Executive, Hon Frank Owusu Ansah emphasized government no fee stress policy, free tertiary education policy for persons living with disabilities (PWDs) among other educational policies to improve the lives of school pupils in the country.

Also, the keynote address touched on the Assembly’s commitment in constructing 6 Units and 2 Units classroom block with 11- seater toilet facility for Kwapra Primary and Kindergarten school at Kwapra to address the issue of school children travelling on a longer distance to attend school since there is no public school within the area.

One major activity carried out during the celebration was a debate competition aimed at promoting critical thinking, public speaking and ensuring civic responsibility among students on topical issues relating to national development. The topic for the debate was “building prosperity and restoring hope is the sole responsibility of the state” which was keenly contested between Holy Rosary R/C JHS and Breman M/A Model JHS and a later contest between St. John of the Cross R/C JHS and Anomangye Basic JHS.

At the end of the debate competition, Anomangye Basic JHS emerged as the overall winner of the debate competition and Holy Rosary R/C JHS, St. John of the Cross R/C JHS and Breman M/A Model JHS took the 1st runner-up position, 2nd runner position and 4th place respectively.

Cash awards were presented to the participating schools.

The celebration was interspersed by display of cultural troupes showcasing rich Ghanaian traditions through dance and choir music by Andrews Adventist Basic as well as a poetry recital by Maakro JHS.

The 69th Independence Day Celebration in the Suame Municipality was successfully organized and provided an excellent platform for students to demonstrate their debating and analytical skills on issues of national importance. The contest also strengthened collaboration between the Suame Municipal Assembly and the Municipal Education Directorate in promoting educational and intellectual development among students. The Assembly remains committed to improving future celebrations for greater community involvement and national development.

MICHAEL MENSAH

(ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 1)

NATIONAL SANITATION DAY

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The Municipal Co-Ordinating director Mr. Nborinyi Ndinga and the Municipal Finance Officer supervised National Sanitation Day, clean up exercise at Suame Market through to Suame Mathias Junction. Staffs, some Assembly members of the municipal assembly and the fire service joined the cleaned up.

 

NUTRITION PRACTICE TRAINING FOR CATERERS AND HEADCOOKS, 2026

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The Ghana School Feeding Program (GSFP) national secretariat organized a training program for all school feeding caterers across the country on Friday 20th February 2026.

This all-important training was attended by six municipals in Ashanti region namely kwadaso, tafo, asokwa, Asokore Mampong, Suame, Oforikrom and KMA. Suame was represented by all the 43 caterers from all the 23 beneficial schools within the Suame municipal assembly. The program was attended by National Coordinator Hajia Fati Forgor, Ashanti regional Coordinator Hon. Gloria Ahuze and the Suame constituency Coordinator Miss Bawu Bello. Also in attendance were the Suame desk officer and his Assistant, the SHEP Coordinator and the municipal MIS officer.

 

SUAME MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL PRESENTS DAY OF LOVE AND HEALTH SCREENING

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A free health screening exercise was successfully organized on Friday 13th February 2026, with the aim of promoting preventive healthcare and improving community awareness on common medical conditions. Essential services including blood pressure checks, blood glucose testing, body mass index assessment, pelvic scans for men and women (pregnant women, fibroids, myoma etc.) Eye, Dental and ENT screening, NHIS Card renewals, replacement and general medical consultations.

The program attracted a significant number of community members, particularly the elderly and vulnerable groups, who benefited from early detection, health education, and professional medical advice. The exercise highlighted the critical role of accessible, community-based interventions in improving overall public health outcomes and reducing preventable diseases.

In addition to the screening exercise, the event marked the official adoption of the Male Ward by Elder Dr. Nana K. Gyasi (Ekuoba Simprimum), a renowned business mogul and philanthropist. Through this adoption, Nana K. Gyasi pledged financial and logistical support toward the renovation, equipment provision, and overall improvement of patient care services within the ward. This commitment is expected to enhance healthcare delivery, improve patient comfort, and strengthen institutional capacity.

A donation of a refrigerator for drugs and one computer was received from the Member of Parliament, Lawyer John Darko to enhance drug storage and documentation at the hospital’s Public Health Unit.

The combined efforts of the Hospital Management, Suame Municipal Assembly, Municipal Health Directorate, Member of Parliament – Suame and Elder Dr. Nana K. Gyasi for the free health screening, donation and ward adoption demonstrate a strong model of public-private partnership aimed at advancing sustainable healthcare development.

SOD CUTTING CEREMONY.

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On the 12th February,2026 the Hon Municipal Chief Executive, Frank Owusu Ansah, assisted by Nananom and Hon. Assembly members of the Suame Municipal Assembly has cut sod to commerce the construction of four separate development projects across the municipality.

The Hon Municipal Chief Executive of Suame municipality expressed his appreciation to his Excellency John Dramani Mahama, the President of the Republic of Ghana for fulfilling his campaign pledge to augment development projects in the municipality.

The MCE stated that, the government will make sure that the living standard of resident in the municipality is improved through the provision of critical infrastructure and developmental projects; he therefore thanked Nananom for releasing land for the projects. He appealed to the residents to own the project when it is completed and to take good care of it since they are the ultimate beneficiaries of the project.

He admonished the constructors to complete the project within the stipulated time and to be mindful of construct specification.

Nananom present at the ceremony expressed delight on the projects. They, on behalf of their subjects appealed to the MCE, to extend their heartfelt appreciation to the president for the projects.

The Municipal Co-Ordinator, Director Mr. Nborinyi Ndinga disclosed that, the Assembly has received 80% of its common fund allocation and assured residents in the Municipality, that more developmental Projects will be rolled out across the municipality; He appealed to the contractors to be mindful of standardization and work specification, since critical eyes will be focused on their work, he concluded.

The contractors assured the Hon Municipal Chief Executive and residents in the Municipality, that they will complete their work within the scheduled time and rigorously abide by contract specifications. They however appealed to project affected persons that their concerns will be catered for.

LIST OF PROJECTS

The Projects that will be executed under the sod cutting phase

  1. Construction of 2No. Health center at Abuohia
  2. Construction of 2No. Health center at Nkontwima
  3. Construction of 6-unit and 2-unit classroom Block with 11 seated toilet facility for Kwapra Primary and Kindergarten school at Kwapra.
  4. Construction of 20No. Mechanized boreholes within the Suame Municipality.

The Hon. Municipal Chief Executive aided by the electoral Area Assembly members and flanked by Nananom handed over the project site to the various contractor amidst cheers and jubilation.