Bolgatanga: The Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly has reported a slight improvement in its Internally Generated Funds (IGF), with collections reaching GHS2,461,828.78 in 2025, representing 75.11% of its annual target, up from 72.07% in 2024. This figure, however, still falls short of the Assembly's target of GHS3,278,000.00 for 2025.
According to Ghana News Agency, addressing key stakeholders to mark one year in office, Mr. Roland Atanga Ayoo, Municipal Chief Executive, described the growth as modest but encouraging, emphasizing the Assembly's commitment to enhancing revenue mobilization. The Assembly received GHS10,590,423.31 from the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) for the first three quarters of 2025, which has been invested in critical areas such as education, health, sanitation, and infrastructure.
Infrastructure development remains a central pillar of the Assembly's agenda, with ongoing rehabilitation and expansion of roads and drainage systems to improve access, address flooding, and boost local economic activity. Several projects are at various stages of completion, including classroom blocks, CHPS compounds, culverts, and mechanized boreholes in communities like Kolgu-Agusi, Waribisi-Tanzui, Sawaba, and Sumbrungu.
In education, the Assembly has utilized DACF to construct and rehabilitate classroom blocks, distribute 1,200 dual desks, and provide 11,852 textbooks to basic schools. Furthermore, 629 teachers received training in curriculum interpretation and assessment, and 450 BECE candidates were supported with learning materials to enhance academic outcomes and retention, particularly among girls.
The health sector has seen expansion through the construction and development of several health facilities, including CHPS compounds at Yipala, Zaare East, and Kulbia, soon to be handed over to the Ghana Health Service. Other ongoing projects include Waribisi CHPS, Sawaba CHPS, and renovations at Daporetindongo. Public health campaigns on maternal health and disease prevention have been intensified to reduce maternal deaths and improve health outcomes.
Agriculture, deemed the backbone of the local economy, has seen the registration of over 800 farmer groups involving nearly 20,000 farmers under the Feed Ghana Programme. An additional 124 groups are benefiting from the 'Akoko Nkitikiti' initiative. The Assembly has promoted value addition in food and agro-processing, distributing start-up kits to 93 women food processors and providing aluminum pots and water containers to 100 women food processors.
In social protection, over GHS3.1 million has been disbursed to 1,128 beneficiary households under the LEAP programme through seven payment cycles. Reassessment and expansion efforts have identified over 5,000 potential new beneficiaries across 69 communities, pending enrollment. The Assembly also allocated over GHS223,000 from the DACF to support 105 individuals and five organizations among Persons with Disabilities.
On sanitation, the Assembly conducted 11 major clean-up exercises since May 2025, evacuated 13 refuse heaps, and improved waste disposal operations at the Sherigu landfill site, alongside public education campaigns to raise awareness.
Despite these achievements, the MCE highlighted challenges such as limited financial resources, rapid urbanization, and climate-related pressures. He stressed that development is a shared responsibility and called for stakeholders to drive needed progress. Looking forward, the Assembly plans to prioritize infrastructure expansion, economic transformation, improved revenue mobilization, and stronger partnerships for sustainable urban development.