Bia East Tops 2025 National PFM Compliance League from 175th to 1st. The Bia East District Assembly has, for the first time in its history, been ranked the best-performing local assembly in Ghana in the 2025 Public Financial Management (PFM) Compliance League Table at the national level. The newly created district in the Western North Region, under the leadership of Hon. Francis Amankwah, DCE, scored 94.50% to emerge 1st nationally in 2025. This is a massive jump from its 175th position in 2024. At a time when Ghana continues to lose huge sums of public funds through financial irregularities at the local level, Bia East’s record stands out for transparency, accountability, due diligence in procurement, and proper documentation. Speaking on Fabea FM’s “Me Man Ho Dadwen” with Apiah-Kubi, Hon. Amankwah attributed the achievement to determination and teamwork for the district’s progress. “I urged myself to leave a positive legacy as a responsible leader for the district's development, ...
Berekum West MP and DCE Commissions 6-Unit Classroom to Transform Educational Infrastructure. In an attempt to secure the future of education in the Berekum West District of the Bono region, the MP together with the DCE have taken the step to address the district's educational infrastructure. In less than two years, some schools in the district are receiving a facelift in infrastructure development to ensure that education in the area is up to the standard. At Amankwaa, a community in the district which has suffered for many years without a primary school and only resorts to people's homes and houses for their primary school education, has now got a 6-unit classroom block with other auxiliary facilities. At the commissioning and handing over ceremony of the 6-unit classroom block to the chiefs and people of Amankwakwaa, the MP of Berekum West, Hon. Dickson Kyere-Duah, emphasised that education is one of his priorities and he is working very hard to ensure he delivers the mandat...