THE COMMEMORATION OF THE 68TH INDEPENDENCE DAY ANNIVERSARY HELD ON THURSDAY, 6TH MARCH, 2025 AT THE CONFERENCE HALL OF SUAME MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY, OLD SUAME.

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Following Government’s decision to scale down the celebration of the 68th Independence anniversary, the Suame Municipal Assembly commemorated the 68th Independence Anniversary Celebration at the Conference Hall of the Suame Municipal Assembly, on 6th March, 2025 on the theme “reflect, review and reset”.

The occasion was graced by Nananom, Hon. Assembly Members, Heads of Department and Unit Heads of Suame Municipal Assembly, Religious Leaders, Leadership of the two (2) major political parties, Pupils from four (4) selected Basic Schools in the Municipality namely Anomangye M/A Basic, Royal Crescent Educational Complex, Kronum M/A JHS “A” and Andrews Adventist Prep/JHS.

The opening prayers was delivered by Rev. Michael Gyekye-Mensah, the Reverend Minister of Grace Congregation Presbyterian Church, New Suame.

The celebration included a variety of engaging activities. These activities fostered a sense of national pride and show cased the talents of the young people.

The programme was chaired by Nana Adu Ansere Bekoe II, Suame Dikro and moderated by Mr. Daniel Dzokoto, the Senior Human Resource Manager of Suame Municipal Assembly.

The keynote address was delivered by the Municipal Co-ordinating Director who doubles as the acting Municipal Chief Executive. He urged all to take a retrospection view of how the country has come and take constructive measures to project the country to where we all aspire it to be.

A debate competition was held between Anomangye M/A Basic School and Royal Crescent Educational Complex on the motion. “A ban on corporal punishment in schools has affected the social values in Ghana”. Anomangye M/A was for the motion whilst Royal Crescent Educational Complex spoke against the motion.

The event encouraged critical thinking and public speaking skills among the students.

At the end of the keenly contested debate, Anomangye M/A emerged winners with 82% and Royal Crescent Educational Complex garnered 73%.

Poetry recitals formed another key part of the celebration. This added a cultural and artistic dimension to the event showcasing our culture. The poem was performed by Miss. Tricia Owusu, a final year pupil of Kronum M/A JHS “A”.

The celebration featured patriotic songs, which enhanced the atmosphere of national pride. The songs performed included “Yen Ara Ya Asaase Ni” among others.

The closing prayer was said by Sheikh Alhmed Badawe, the Suame Municipal Imam at 12:15 pm.

STAFF OF SUAME MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY MEMBERS VALENTINE’S DAY FOOTBALL MARCH.

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As part of this year’s Valentin’s Day celebration, a football march was organized between the staff and Hon Assembly members of Suame Municipal Assembly.
At the end of the match, staff of the Assembly won by four (4) goals to three (3) against the Hon. Assembly Members.
The Municipal Co-ordinating Director, Hon Presiding Member, staff of the Assembly and some committee members were present.

SUAME MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT ON THE MUNICIPAL LEAP FOCAL PERSONS MEETING.

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The Department of Social Welfare and Community Development and the Municipal LEAP Reassessment Team held a meeting with the three (3) Community LEAP Focal Persons within the municipality on Monday 13th January, 2025 at the Municipal Assembly Hall.

The purpose of the meeting was to sensitize the focal persons on the upcoming LEAP Reassessment programme. During the meeting, the focal persons were sensitized on the LEAP programme with respect to the category of people who qualify to be on the programme, the need for the reassessment among others.

The Municipal Social Welfare Officer explained to the participants that the objectives of the reassessment are to;

  • Update the LEAP beneficiary register to ensure that cash grants go to the eligible households and to respond to changes in poverty levels, household composition and programme requirement.
  • Identify households that will no longer be eligible for LEAP and link them to other complementary services.
  • Enhance the Programme’s transparency, consistency, and fairness.

He indicated that since the inception of the LEAP programme in 2008, there has not been a major reassessment of beneficiaries hence the need to reassess them in order to reduce the incidence of inclusion and exclusion errors.

Focal persons were very happy about the upcoming programme and pledged to support it in order to make it a success.

SUAME MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY BUSINESS ADVISORY CENTER (BAC) JOB CREATION AND SUPPORT 2024.

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The business advisory center organized three (3) training programmes within the year. All were skills training programmes, mainly geared towards establishment of new businesses and job creation. The centre adopted a strategy of selecting committed participants. Some of these participants have begun practicing the skills they acquired and it has translated into the creation of new businesses and jobs for themselves and others, as envisaged.

Businesses and Jobs Created after Municipality Entrepreneurship Training

A total number of participants trained is two hundred (200). Out of this number, one hundred and eighty-six (186) has been supported with startup kits in collaboration with Mastercard foundation business in the box project, and fourteen (14) have been also supported through the Municipality Local Economic Development (LED) programme in order to support and promote the Local Economic Development. We look forward to employing others to assist in their respective jobs.

Provision of Support and Start-Up Kits

In total, there were two hundred (200) individual start-up kits beneficiaries to promote local economic growth in the municipality.

The tables below gives details on the businesses created (MSMEs) and their respective jobs created.

S/NSTART-UP ITEMQUANTITYBUSINESS CREATEDJOBS CREATED  GENDER
MF
1Hair Dryers55505
2Sewing Machines33303
3Kniiting / Overlocking Machine33303
4Electric Welding Machines33330
 TOTAL141414311
Table 1: Start-up kits distribution in collaboration with Suame Municipal Assembly.

PRESETATION MADE BY THE MUNICIPAL CORDINATING DIRECTORPRESETATION MADE BY THE MUNICIPAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE(MCE) AND THE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (MP) TO THE PARTICIPANTS.(MCD) TO THE INDIVIDUALS.

S/NSTART-UP ITEMQUANTITYBUSINESS CREATEDJOBS CREATED  GENDER  
MF
1Hair Dryers535353152
2Sewing Machines787878474
3      
4Electric Welding Machines101010100
5Aluminum Cutting Machine11110
6Steel Bending  33330
7Makeup/Cosmetology  10101019
8Leatherworks22211
9Baking  222222121
10Auto Mechanics  11110
11Auto Electricals  11110
12Barbering  22220
13Masonry33330
 TOTAL18618618629157
Table 2: Start-up kits distribution in collaboration with Mastercard Foundation

PRESETATION MADE BY THE MUNICIPAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE(MCE) AND THE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (MP)FOR SUAME TO THE PARTICIPANTS.

Suame Municipal Assembly celebrates 40th Edition of Farmers Day on 8th November 2024 at the forecourt of Breman Palace – Kumasi under the theme: Building Climate Resilient Agriculture for Sustainable Food Security.

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The head of the Agric Department, Mr. Abass Mohammed led the Chief Executive, the Nananom and selected personalities through inspecting some of the products exhibited.

The Director of Agriculture welcomed everybody present to the 40th Farmers Day Celebration and spoke on the theme for the year Farmers Day Celebration which was “Building Climate Resilient Agriculture for Sustainable food Security”.

 He also had the opportunity to speak on what the Agric Department has done this year by impacting knowledge through the Extension Officers to farmers.

  The Municipal Chief Executive on behalf of the President, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo and the sector Minister, Hon. Dr. Bryan Acheampong and his own behalf, congratulated the farmers for their commitment and unrelenting efforts over the years to feed the people and being major stakeholders in the nation building. He shared his personal experience as a farmer and how much he makes in his enterprise. He encouraged the youth to take on farming as a business since the returns were massive when it’s done well.

The celebration saw the presentation of awards to farmers in the municipality who have distinguished themselves in their line of work. Out of 24 farmers nominated for the awards, 7 were awarded.

The following categories and personalities were awarded with fridges, blenders, TVs, spraying machines, wellington boots, cutlasses and certificates.

 Type of AwardNameLocation
1Best Livestock FarmerAbdallah MohammadNew Suame
2Best Crop FarmerAgyei BlacksonAbusuakruwa
3Best Non-TraditionalEric AnningBremang Central
4Best Female FarmerMary Afriyie ForsonBremang Nkontwoma
5Best Poultry FarmerJosephine BoahemaaAbuohia
6Best FabricatorDavid Yaw FrimpongSuame Magazine
7Overall Best FarmerMohammed Abdul RazakOld Suame

The overall best farmer for Suame Municipal for 2024 was Mr. Mohammed Abdul Razak.

He was given a Chest freezer, spraying machine, cutlasses, wellington boots, cloth and a certificate. He later received the sword from the 2023 best farmer signifying he has emerged as the best farmer for 2024 Farmers Day.

Mr. Mohammed Abdul Razak, thanked the Almighty God and the Municipality for the Award.

The chairperson for the occasion thanked all for the support they gave for the success of the program. He encouraged the award winners to continue to work hard in their various enterprises to produce more food for the country.

He further stressed on the need for a peaceful election. He maintained that a peaceful election was paramount for the growth of the country.

Closing prayer was said by Rev. Edward A. Appiah, Breman Presbyterian Church. The celebration ended at exactly 12:30pm.

Bettilyna Opoku Agyemang

(MAO-Extension)

                                                                                                       

SENSITIZATION ON CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AT KWAPRA.

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Officers of the Social Welfare and Development embarked on a sensitization at Kwapra community on conflict management and its effects. Officers on issues that can lead to conflict between partners which included different lifestyles and opinions, tribal differences among others. This exercise was on the on the 14th October,2024

The number of individuals engaged were one hundred and thirty (130), of which eighty-six (86) were females and forty-four (44) were males, and twenty (21) houses were visited. 

Below is a picture of the activity;

ACTIVITY REPORT ON TEENAGE PREGNANCY AT KRONUM ON THE 13TH SEPTEMBER, 2024.

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TEENAGE PREGNANCY

Officers of Social Welfare and Community Development of Suame Municipal Assembly(SMA) on engaged students of St. John of the Cross JHS on what teenage pregnancy is, its causes, effects and preventions on the 13th September, 2024 at Kronum at 10am.

Officers explained what teenage pregnancy is and mentioned peer pressure, family influence, broken homes, lack of information reproductive health, rape, early marriages etc as some of the causes of teenage pregnancy.

One hundred and twenty-five (125) students were engaged, out of which sixty-eight (68) were females and fifty-seven (57) were males.

Below is a picture of the sensitization;

INAUGURATION OF THE THREE (3) ZONAL COUNCILS OF THE SUAME MUNICIPAL ASSSEMBLY.

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As part of efforts to deepen democracy and promote local governance participation, the Suame Municipal Assembly on Thursday, 15th August 2024 inaugurated the three (3) Zonal Councils (i.e. Suame, Maakro and Kronum) at the Assembly Conference Hall.

Present at the inauguration ceremony were the eighteen (18) elected Assembly members, Unit Committee members and Heads of Department of the Assembly.

The Municipal Coordinating Director, Mr. Johnson Nyarko administered the official oath, oath of secrecy and allegiance to the ninety (90) Unit Committee members made up of Sixty-seven (67) males and Twenty-three (23) females into office.

Five (5) Assembly members from each electoral area and Six (6) Unit Committee members making a total of Eleven (11) members were elected and sworn-in each Zonal Council.

The Suame Zonal Council comprise of Suame Pintinka, New Suame, Old Suame, New Suame Kotoko, Tarkwa and Anumangye Electoral Areas.

Maakro Zonal Council comprise of Maakro, Kantinka Dr. Donkor Forduor, Bremang Central, Bremang East, Nkwontwima and Abusuakruwa Electoral Areas.

Kronum Zonal Council is also made up of Adjei Pepra, Kwapra, Abuohia, Kyerase and Agogoso Electoral Areas.

The Municipal Coordinating Director took members through the functions of the Unit Committee members and advised them to work as a team geared towards the developmental drive of the Assembly.

VISIT TO SUAME MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY BY THE HON. DEPUTY MINISTER VINCENT EKOW ASSAFUAH.

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Deputy Minister for Local Government Minister, Hon. Vincent Ekow Assafuah officially began a 2-week working visit to MMDAs within the Ashanti Region.

As part of his visit, he inspected the new office complex and waste management site at the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. Additionally, he visited the Asokwa Municipal Assembly to review their multi-purpose building and the Suame Municipal Assembly to assess their ongoing projects.

These visits aim to ensure that the projects meet the required standards and to understand the challenges faced by the assemblies to enhance future developmental plans.

SENSITIZATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AT SUAME KOTOKO ON 19TH JULY, 2024.

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ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE

Social Welfare and Community Development of Suame Municipal Assembly(SMA) on the 19th July, 2024, officers visited residents of Suame Kotoko community to sensitize them on environmental hygiene.

they were educated on the need to weed bushy areas, desilt choked gutters, not dumping refuse in gutters or backyard in order to prevent breeding of mosquitoes and to stay healthy free from diseases and sicknesses.

At the end of the sensitization, one hundred and three (103) persons were engaged, out of which seventy-two (72) were females and thirty-one (31) were males, and twenty-one (21) houses were visited.