The Upper Manya Krobo District Assembly at the end of December last year realized GH¢115,342.22 out of the project GH¢206,000.00, representing 56 percent, as it internally-generated revenue.
The Assembly estimates to collect GH¢269,750 as it internally generated revenue this year, out of which it had collected a total amount of GH¢27,624.80 for the first quarter.
Mr Joseph Tetteh Angmor, District Chief Executive (DCE), announced this at the first ordinary meeting of the second session of the assembly at Asesewa on Thursday.
He said the assembly was determined to collect about 90 percent or more from its targeted internally generated funds.
Mr Angmor said some the projects that were nearly complete included a slaughter house with toilet facilities at Asesewa at a cost of GH¢42,465.83, and an X-ray department for the Asesewa Government Hospital at a cost of GH¢44,886.60.
Others included the drilling and construction of eight boreholes at Sekesua, Anyaboni and Mensah Dawa at a cost of GH¢56,000.00, and the construction of a clinic at Terguanya at a cost of GH¢33,574.00 among others.
On roads, he said work on the Asesewa-Adwensu and Asesewa-Akrusu feeder roads had been completed, while the Bisa Junction to Aframase feeder road rehabilitation work was in progress.
Mr Angmor said work on the Asesewa lorry station was about 92 percent complete, but express worry that traders had taken over the station thereby creating near-chaos during market days.
He said the Assembly had made several announcements for the traders to go into the main market to sell, but they refused, adding, "We now have no other choice than to use more stringent measures such as arrests and prosecution at the courts".
On the Youth in Agriculture Module, Mr Angmor said a number of people in the area were given farm inputs and other logistics so that after harvesting their produce they would pay back the money.
He noted with concern that a total amount of GH¢7,274.80 was still outstanding and entreated the assembly members to impress upon the beneficiaries to pay up their indebtedness.
Mr Angmor also urged beneficiaries of the MASLOC loan to pay back the loans collected to enable others enjoy the facility as well.
"We must ensure that such laudable national programmes meant to offer employment and income for our people, especially the youth are not made to fail because of the selfish interests of a few individuals," Mr Angmor said.
On the National Forest Plantation Development Programme, the DCE announced that the assembly had secured 256 acres of land at Anyaboni and recruited 200 youths.
He said the assembly had also secured 58 acres of land at Anyaboni and Agaja Jeter and engaged 50 youths for block farming programme in the area.
Mr Angmor further disclosed that 20 youths had been engaged in the National Mosquito Control Programme, adding, that more than 50 communities had been sprayed and their gutters removed.