By Michael Kofi Kenetey
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Commission, has commissioned and handed over a $10,000 mechanised borehole project to the people of Begoro-Odumase in the Fanteakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region. This is to help end the acute water challenge that has confronted the community for the past years.
Begoro-Odumase is a suburb community of Begoro with a population of over one thousand. The community for the past years has been plunged into an acute water challenge after a solar water project which was constructed for the community became faulty. This has made the people of the community struggle, especially during the dry season, to have access to potable water. Hence, the urgent need for the ECOWAS Commission to come to the aid of the community to help construct the mechanised borehole at a cost of ten thousand dollars to help mitigate their water challenge.
During a short ceremony to commission and hand over the mechanised borehole project to the community, the ECOWAS Resident Representative in Ghana, Ambassador Baba Gana Wakil, mentioned that the ECOWAS Commission has decided to embark on the borehole project across the country to help provide access to potable water in deprived communities.
Ambassador Wakil emphasised that the ECOWAS Commission, apart from their various meetings in Accra, has also taken keen interest in the development of deprived communities.
The Community Chief of Begoro-Odumase, Nana Sakyi Amankwa, commended the ECOWAS Commission for helping to alleviate the water challenge that has been confronting his community for the past years. He promised that they would ensure the maintenance of the project to ensure its longevity.
The Assemblyman for Begoro-Odumase West Electoral Area, Nana Kwame Tawiah Ofosu, while commending ECOWAS for the project, appealed to government, NGOs, and benevolent organisations to come to their aid to help construct drainages in the community to help solve the flood issues when there is a downpour.
