The Department of Social Welfare and Community Development and the Education Directorate of the Assembly collaborated to celebrate this year’s World Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, 2025.

The team visited several schools within the Municipality to welcome the pupils and distribute selected school items.

Some highlights included;

This initiative promoted menstrual hygiene awareness and supported girls' education in the municipality.

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The Municipal Chief Executive is giving the various school sanitory pads

On Tuesday, the 10th of September, 2024 Ayawaso North Municipal Assembly in collaboration with the Education Directorate successful organized this year’s “My First Day at School” and made donations of Stationery to the children of class one and Kindergarten. The initiative aimed to support young learners as they begin their educational journey ensuring they have the necessary tools to thrive in their studies.

The team visited several schools within the Municipality to welcome the pupils and distribute selected school items.

Some of the schools that the team visited are;

In attendance were Assembly Members, Assembly Staff and officers from the Educational Directorate of th Assembly.

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The Department of Social Welfare and Community Development, as part of activities to commemorate the 2024 MENSTRUAL HYGIENE DAY, mobilized school children from seven public schools within the municipality to create awareness on menstrual health and hygiene among pupils. The activity was held at The Church of Pentecost, Maamobi on Tuesday, the 28th day of May, 2024.

In attendance were nurses from the Health Directorate who facilitated the education, the School Health Education Program (SHEP) Coordinator from the education directorate, the Municipal Education Director, Mr. Emmanuel Techie and the Municipal Coordinating Director of the Assembly. Boxes of Sanitary pads were distributed to the schools that participated in the activity.

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An officer from the Assembly educating the children

On Monday, the 15th day of April 2024, the Assembly held the inaugural ceremony for its Unit Committees. The inaugural ceremony for Kwaotsuru Unit Committees and Zonal Council members took place at the Social Centre of the Municipal Assembly in Accra New Town.

The event commenced at 10:20 a.m. with the participation of staff, Heads of Departments, the public, representatives from the traditional councils and the security services.

Those present at the ceremony were the Presiding Member of the Ayawaso North Municipal Assembly, Hon Augustine Ofori Gyebi, the Municipal Coordinating Director of the Ayawaso North Municipal Assembly, Mr Jamani Dramani, Deputy Director of the Ayawaso North Municipal Assembly, Mrs. Hannah Aseidu-Mantey and the Director of the Kwaotsuru Zonal Council, Mr. Desmond Adu-Boahene. The Municipal Coordinating Director of the Assembly Chaired the programme.

In his welcome remarks, he congratulated the Unit Committee Members for emerging winners at the recently held District Level Elections and urged all present to support them in the execution of their core mandate. He commented on the efforts being made by Government to maintain, sustain and improve the local Government structures to deepen decentralization and local Governance in the country.

The Municipal Coordinating Director, Jamani Dramani administered the official oath, the Oath of allegiance and the oath of secrecy for the newly elected and appointed Unit Committee Members. In total, twenty-five (25) Unit Committee members were present for the swearing-in ceremony.

He advised that all should be careful in their line of duty not to divulge classified information when approval had not been given. He further congratulated the Unit Committee Members.

The Unit Committee members agreed among themselves and selected some members to serve on the council. The members were said to rotate annually to have all unit committees the opportunity serve on the council before their turner is over. The following Members were selected amongst themselves to serve at the Zonal Council for the first term. .

The Municipal Electoral Officer conducted the elections for the Chairmanship position. It came to light that only two members picked the nomination forms for the Chairmanship position, in the persons of Hon. Prince Nuhu Ahmed, Assembly Member of Agbadzena Electoral Area and Hon. Ishawu Mohammed, Assembly Member of Kwaotusu Electoral Area.

After the election, it was noted that, the total number of votes cast was 15. Hon. Hon. Price Nuhu Ahmed had 9 out of 15 votes, representing 60 percent of the total vote casted and Hon. Ishawu Mohammed had 6, representing 40 percent of the total vote casted.

Subsequently, the EC Officer declared Hon. Prince Nuhu as the winner and Chairman-Elect of the Kwaotsuru Zonal Council

The Newly Elected Chairman for the Kwaotsuru Zonal Council, Hon. Prince Ahmed Nuhu was sworn into office by the Municipal Coordinating Director. He took the Oath of Office, Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Secrecy In his conclusion, Mr. Jamani Dramani admonished the Unit Committee Members not to allow their sectional, partisan, ethnic and ideological differences to hinder the objectives of achieving the decentralization process in the Municipality

The inaugural ceremony for Maamobi Unit Committees and Zonal Council members commenced at 12:30 p.m on the premises of the Maamobi Zonal Council office behind the Accra Girls’ High School Maamobi.

The Municipal Coordinating Director Chaired the program, with the participation of the Presiding Member, Hon Augustine Ofori Gyebi, Deputy Director, Mrs. Hannah Aseidu-Mantey, the Director of the Maamobi Zonal Council, Mrs. Gifty Yayra Havi, the Hon. Assembly Members and selected Staff of the Assembly.

Mr Jamani Dramani the Municipal Coordinating Director (MCD) swore-in the newly elected Unit Committee Members of the Council. There were Thirty-Five (35) Unit Committee members in all, but only Thirty-Three (33) members were present for the swearing-in ceremony. The MCD counseled members to be cautious in their line of duty, not to disclose classified information without prior approval of authority. He further congratulated the Unit Committee Members.

After their swearing in, the unit committee members nominated ten (10) members by a unanimous decision to represent them on the Council. The selected members for the council are as follows;

The other Unit Committee Members would have their opportunity, since their representation on the council is rotational on yearly basis.

The Deputy Director Mrs. Hannah Aseidu-Mantey, of the Assembly took Members through the functions of the Zonal Council as well as their respective responsibilities as Unit Committee Members. She particularly emphasized on the need for them to also help improve revenue generation for the Zonal Council and Municipal Assembly and to also ensure sanity in their respective electoral areas. When it got to the election of the Chairman of the Maamobi Zonal Council, Hon. Benjamin Anabilla went unopposed.

When the Municipal Electoral Officer conducted the elections for the Chairmanship position Hon. Benjamin Anabilla was unanimously approved, as such he is the chairman for another period. Out of a total of Fifteen (15) votes cast, he had Fifteen (15) representing 100 percent of the total votes casted.

Two Hundred and Fifty- Nine Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) which Ayawaso North Municipal Assembly was privileged to be part held its Inauguration on Monday, 12th February, 2024 on the swearing – in of Elected Assembly Members and the Election of the Presiding Member at the forecourt of the Ayawaso North Municipal Assembly for the commencement of work within the Municipality. Across the country this was a four year tenure aimed at fostering local development and governance. The meeting officially commenced with an opening prayer at 11:00am.

The meeting had a high- turnout. In attendance were key officials including the Honorable Minister of Finance, Member of Parliament of Ayawaso North, Municipal Chief Executive, Municipal Coordinating Director, Headmistress of Accra Girls Senior High School, Pastors, Revered Chiefs, Religious Leaders, Head of Ambulance, Head of Police Service and Head of Fire Service.

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) in the person of the Hon. Aminu Mohammed Zakari started his welcome address by warmly welcoming participants and stated that the purpose of the meeting was to inaugurate and to facilitate the swearing – in of the Elected and Appointed Members of the Assembly as part of efforts to deepen our Local Governance and Decentralization System to promote participatory decision making at the Local Level. He thanked the Honorable Minister of Finance, the Representative of the President for the inauguration of the Third (3rd) Assembly of Ayawaso North Municipal Assembly to enhance governance at the Local Level. He said twelve (12) set of elected Assembly Members were retained except one (1).

Assembly Members Taking their Oath

On 28th day of December 2023, the Social Welfare and Community Development Department of the Assembly organized and Economic Empowerment Program for Persons With Disabilities in the Maamobi and Accra Newtown communities at the forecourt of the Municipal Assembly. A total of Twenty Seven (27) persons with different forms of disabilities were supported with items including Deep Freezers, Industrial Machines, Hair for Braiding, Hand Sewing Machine and Oven. Others received cash amounts as medical support and a few had funds to purchase shoe making tools and prostheses

The Culture and Tourism Department of the Assembly organized a five (5) day training program for Twenty Three (23) Females in Beads Arts for the unemployed and unskilled female youth in the Municipality. The training was held at the premises of the Church of Pentecost, Salem Assembly, Pig Farm from the 18th day of December, 2023 to the 22nd December 2023. During the training participants were taken through various types of beads designing and crafting. At the end of the program the participants were able to use beads to produce ladies’ hand bags and slippers. Each participant was given a starter packs to enable her to become self-employed, in this way, the number of unemployment in the municipality will reduce.

The Cultural and Tourism Department of the Assembly in collaboration with the Cultural Games Association and Ghana Education Service organised the maiden Greater Accra Cultural Games on 23rd and 24th. February, 2023.