From Vincent Amenuveve, Tamale
A man who defiled a 12-year-old primary five girl at Salaga in the East Gonja district has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Tamale High Court.
At the court presided over by a High Court Judge, Mrs Angelina Mensah Homiah, the 22-year-old, Bashiru Alhassan Tinjani pleaded not guilty to the charge of defilement.
The facts of the case as presented by a State Attorney, Mr Agbeko Kra, were that the girl who was staying with the grandmother at Salaga sold “Hausa beer” or “tankwa beer” for the mother each day after school.
Mr Kra stated that during one of her usual rounds to sell the beverage on September 21, 2007, the convict invited her to his house under the pretence of buying some of the local beer.
According to the prosecution, after buying some beer, the convict collected the rest of the drink and sent it to his room and invited the girl into the room to collect her money but the girl declined.
The convict then pushed the girl into his room, undressed her and had carnal knowledge of her.
The prosecution said after the act, the girl fell very sick but never told the grandmother as the convict warned her not to tell anyone else she would die.
Mr Kra further stated that since the girl’s sickness got worse, she was transferred from Salaga to the Tamale Teaching Hospital for treatment.
According to the prosecution, a member of the Community Protection Unit of the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) who was a witness to the incident, reported the matter to the Salaga Police, and this led to the arrest of the convict.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
HOLD ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ACCOUNTABLE FOR STEWARDSHIP (PAGE 15)
PARTICIPANTS at a workshop in Tamale on social auditing have bemoaned the inability of the citizenry to hold their elected representatives, duty bearers and public officials accountable for their stewardship.
They stated that such a situation had impacted negatively on poverty reduction efforts by the government, non-governmental organisations and other development partners in rural communities.
According to the participants, both the government and its development partners must provide adequate resources to the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) to effect behavioural change among Ghanaians, particularly regarding their civic responsibilities.
They further observed that the NCCE was “cash strapped”, making it virtually impossible for the institution to function properly and to fulfil its mandatory roles that included making the public aware of their civic responsibilities.
The participants included heads of decentralised departments, security service personnel, representatives of civil society groups, assembly members and community-based organisations.
They entreated public-spirited organisations to partner the NCCE in its social auditing project, among other interventions.
The workshop was aimed, among other objectives, at brainstorming on how best to facilitate the creation and use of civic centres like Area, Zonal and Urban Councils, for effective civic engagement with service providers and people in authority.
It was organised by the NCCE in collaboration with Action Aid International, a non-governmental organisation.
The Northern Regional Director of the NCCE, Mr Husheini Sulemana Haruna, urged the participants to form formidable social groups to cross-fertilise ideas to effect rapid change in the society.
According to him, social auditing promoted good governance, the right to engage duty bearers, the involvement of citizens in the development process and civic engagement.
The Tamale Metropolitan Director of the NCCE, Alhaji Mohammed Baba, said the benefits of social auditing included achievement of intended results, safeguarding of local and national assets and citizens participation in governance to reduce poverty.
They stated that such a situation had impacted negatively on poverty reduction efforts by the government, non-governmental organisations and other development partners in rural communities.
According to the participants, both the government and its development partners must provide adequate resources to the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) to effect behavioural change among Ghanaians, particularly regarding their civic responsibilities.
They further observed that the NCCE was “cash strapped”, making it virtually impossible for the institution to function properly and to fulfil its mandatory roles that included making the public aware of their civic responsibilities.
The participants included heads of decentralised departments, security service personnel, representatives of civil society groups, assembly members and community-based organisations.
They entreated public-spirited organisations to partner the NCCE in its social auditing project, among other interventions.
The workshop was aimed, among other objectives, at brainstorming on how best to facilitate the creation and use of civic centres like Area, Zonal and Urban Councils, for effective civic engagement with service providers and people in authority.
It was organised by the NCCE in collaboration with Action Aid International, a non-governmental organisation.
The Northern Regional Director of the NCCE, Mr Husheini Sulemana Haruna, urged the participants to form formidable social groups to cross-fertilise ideas to effect rapid change in the society.
According to him, social auditing promoted good governance, the right to engage duty bearers, the involvement of citizens in the development process and civic engagement.
The Tamale Metropolitan Director of the NCCE, Alhaji Mohammed Baba, said the benefits of social auditing included achievement of intended results, safeguarding of local and national assets and citizens participation in governance to reduce poverty.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
WFP, GES SUPPORT 33 GIRLS — With SHS education (page 17)
THE World Food Programme, in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES) has supported 33 girls in the three northern regions with their senior high school (SHS) education.
The gesture was made possible through a scholarship and awards scheme instituted by the two organisations with support from other partners in 2001.
Fifteen of the girls were granted scholarships, under which they each received a cheque for GH¢400, a quantity of books, certificate and hamper. The remaining 18 girls were each given hampers, a quantity of books and certificates.
Speaking at a ceremony at Dungu, a suburb of Tamale, to present the items to the beneficiaries. The Project Co-ordinator, Mrs Veronica Jackson, said the scheme was part of efforts by stakeholders to encourage girls to take their studies seriously.
According to her, the beneficiaries had aggregates between 6 and 15 in the 2008 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), which qualified them to enjoy the facility.
Mrs Jackson, therefore, commended teachers and staff of the GES for their immense contribution to the high academic performance among the beneficiaries.
The Head of the Tamale office of the WFP, Mr Thomas McKnight, observed that girls education was critical to lifting societies out of endemic hunger, poverty and violence.
“WFP believes that girls education and women’s empowerment are a sure way to achieving economic empowerment,” he pointed out.
In a speech read on his behalf, the Northern Regional Minister, Mr Stephen Nayina, noted that the region had numerous challenges in the education sector.
He bemoaned the poor academic performance of schools in the Tamale metropolis and charged directors of education to put in place effective mechanisms to ensure that children performed excellently at all levels of education.
The Tamale Metropolitan Chief Executive, Alhaji Abdulai Haruna Friday, said many girls in the peri-urban communities needed to be encouraged to go to school.
He, therefore, entreated the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and the secretariat of the School Feeding Programme to ensure that more primary schools in the metropolis benefited from the programme.
The gesture was made possible through a scholarship and awards scheme instituted by the two organisations with support from other partners in 2001.
Fifteen of the girls were granted scholarships, under which they each received a cheque for GH¢400, a quantity of books, certificate and hamper. The remaining 18 girls were each given hampers, a quantity of books and certificates.
Speaking at a ceremony at Dungu, a suburb of Tamale, to present the items to the beneficiaries. The Project Co-ordinator, Mrs Veronica Jackson, said the scheme was part of efforts by stakeholders to encourage girls to take their studies seriously.
According to her, the beneficiaries had aggregates between 6 and 15 in the 2008 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), which qualified them to enjoy the facility.
Mrs Jackson, therefore, commended teachers and staff of the GES for their immense contribution to the high academic performance among the beneficiaries.
The Head of the Tamale office of the WFP, Mr Thomas McKnight, observed that girls education was critical to lifting societies out of endemic hunger, poverty and violence.
“WFP believes that girls education and women’s empowerment are a sure way to achieving economic empowerment,” he pointed out.
In a speech read on his behalf, the Northern Regional Minister, Mr Stephen Nayina, noted that the region had numerous challenges in the education sector.
He bemoaned the poor academic performance of schools in the Tamale metropolis and charged directors of education to put in place effective mechanisms to ensure that children performed excellently at all levels of education.
The Tamale Metropolitan Chief Executive, Alhaji Abdulai Haruna Friday, said many girls in the peri-urban communities needed to be encouraged to go to school.
He, therefore, entreated the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and the secretariat of the School Feeding Programme to ensure that more primary schools in the metropolis benefited from the programme.
Friday, May 22, 2009
WORK ON LIVESTOCK MARKET IN PROGRESS (PAGE 29)
WORK on the first phase of an ultra-modern livestock market located at Guunayili, a suburb of Tamale, is progressing steadily and barring any hitches the project will be completed by the end of this year.
Currently, the project has reached roofing level and a fence is being constructed around the facility.
When completed, the facility will be equipped with such facilities as a loading area, rest room for traders and pens for animals.
The GH¢100,000 project will facilitate trading between Tamale, Burkina Faso and other Sahelian regions.
The project is being funded under a Canadian government programme known as the District Wide Assistance Project (DIWAP).
According to the Tamale Metropolitan Co-ordinating Director, Mr Mohammed Baba, when the project was completed, Guunayili would become a transit point for livestock trade between Ghana and the Sahelian countries.
“In other words, traders from Southern Ghana can now stop at Guunayili and purchase their livestock instead of travelling all the way to Burkina Faso, while those from Burkina Faso can also stop at the same place and buy what they want, rather than travelling to the south,“
he explained.
The director said that a stakeholders’ meeting would be held to discuss both the internal and external works, including an access road to the market.
Mr Baba further indicated that a livestock market committee would meet with the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Alhaji Abdulai Haruna Friday, to put in place a market plan to run the facility smoothly.
The director said two potential livestock suppliers from Fada N’Gourma and Kaya had expressed interest to transact business with traders in the metropolis.
He said in April, some members of the Livestock Rearers Association from Kaya in Burkina Faso toured the project site and said they were impressed with the progress of work on the facility.
He said the project, when completed, would increase employment opportunities for the youth, particularly women.
Mr Baba said it would also enhance the income levels of women in the metropolis as most of them would be engaged in trading.
“Traders from countries such as Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso will benefit immensely from the project; let us all support the assembly in this endeavour, because Tamale has a lot to gain,” he added.
The project was one of the many benefits of the Sister City relationship initiated in October 2003 between the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly (TAMA) and the people of Fada N’Gourma in Burkina Faso.
The relationship was aimed at promoting socio-economic and cultural activities between the people of the two cities in particular and Ghana and Burkina Faso in general.
In 2003, the Mayor of Fada N’gourma, Tandamba Iddrissa, led a four-member delegation to Tamale to finalise agreements with the authorities of the TAMA on the relationship.
Another Sister City relationship between Tamale and Louisville in the State of Kentucky in the United States of America (US) which was initiated as far back as 1979, is also yielding positive results.
The proposed establishment of a plant in the metropolis to process solid waste into gas for power generation, for instance is one of the benefits of the Tamale-Louisville relationship.
Currently, the project has reached roofing level and a fence is being constructed around the facility.
When completed, the facility will be equipped with such facilities as a loading area, rest room for traders and pens for animals.
The GH¢100,000 project will facilitate trading between Tamale, Burkina Faso and other Sahelian regions.
The project is being funded under a Canadian government programme known as the District Wide Assistance Project (DIWAP).
According to the Tamale Metropolitan Co-ordinating Director, Mr Mohammed Baba, when the project was completed, Guunayili would become a transit point for livestock trade between Ghana and the Sahelian countries.
“In other words, traders from Southern Ghana can now stop at Guunayili and purchase their livestock instead of travelling all the way to Burkina Faso, while those from Burkina Faso can also stop at the same place and buy what they want, rather than travelling to the south,“
he explained.
The director said that a stakeholders’ meeting would be held to discuss both the internal and external works, including an access road to the market.
Mr Baba further indicated that a livestock market committee would meet with the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Alhaji Abdulai Haruna Friday, to put in place a market plan to run the facility smoothly.
The director said two potential livestock suppliers from Fada N’Gourma and Kaya had expressed interest to transact business with traders in the metropolis.
He said in April, some members of the Livestock Rearers Association from Kaya in Burkina Faso toured the project site and said they were impressed with the progress of work on the facility.
He said the project, when completed, would increase employment opportunities for the youth, particularly women.
Mr Baba said it would also enhance the income levels of women in the metropolis as most of them would be engaged in trading.
“Traders from countries such as Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso will benefit immensely from the project; let us all support the assembly in this endeavour, because Tamale has a lot to gain,” he added.
The project was one of the many benefits of the Sister City relationship initiated in October 2003 between the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly (TAMA) and the people of Fada N’Gourma in Burkina Faso.
The relationship was aimed at promoting socio-economic and cultural activities between the people of the two cities in particular and Ghana and Burkina Faso in general.
In 2003, the Mayor of Fada N’gourma, Tandamba Iddrissa, led a four-member delegation to Tamale to finalise agreements with the authorities of the TAMA on the relationship.
Another Sister City relationship between Tamale and Louisville in the State of Kentucky in the United States of America (US) which was initiated as far back as 1979, is also yielding positive results.
The proposed establishment of a plant in the metropolis to process solid waste into gas for power generation, for instance is one of the benefits of the Tamale-Louisville relationship.
KPANVO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE IN DISTRESS (PAGE 50)
BARELY five years after residents of Kpanvo, a suburb of Tamale, established a community health centre with the aim of complementing the government’s efforts at increasing access to health care, the management of the facility has run into difficulties.
Currently the facility has neither electricity nor drugs to ensure efficient health care service.
Besides, bats have invaded the centre while the few staff at post do not have the needed logistics to work with.
The centre has a solar panel which can only power a radio set.
During a visit to the facility by the Daily Graphic, it was realised that outpatients’ attendance over the five-year period had dropped significantly. Records showed, for instance, that from July to December, 2004, the centre treated 637 patients with all forms of ailments as against 11 between January and May 15, this year.
The reporter also gathered that the centre was only active in rendering such services as child welfare and antenatal programmes.
Investigations further revealed that a seven-member committee was put in place to manage the affairs of the centre after its inauguration in July 2004.
When contacted on the issue, a member of the committee, Duli-Lana Ibrahim Yussif, indicated that the facility could no longer generate enough funds to meet the increasing demands of clients.
Duli-Lana, who is also an assembly member of the Kakpagyili Electoral Area and Chairman of Social Services of the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly (TAMA), however, acknowledged the deplorable situation under which the few staff at the centre worked.
The Duli-Lana, Yussif, further entreated the assembly and the Metropolitan Directorate of Health Services to support the community in its bid to revive the centre.
He appealed for the provision of a midwife although he acknowledged that there was a midwife who allegedly left the place without informing the committee members.
A security officer at the centre who pleaded anonymity complained that he had not been paid for the past five years although he had the desire to contribute to the growth of the centre.
The Tamale Metropolitan Director of Health Services, Dr John Abenyeri, and the Head of the Builpela sub-metro, Madam Vida Vouche, said a midwife was provided for the centre since its establishment in 2004.
They, however, explained that the first midwife, Madam Cecilia Agbeko, was later replaced by Ms Ayi Alhassan upon request by the committee members.
According to them, Madama Alhassan, was at post until recently when she started facing some health challenges.
During a visit to the centre two weeks ago, the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Alhaji Abdulai Haruna Friday, observed that the deplorable situation at the centre was hampering efficient healthcare, particularly for expectant mothers.
The facility was established by Dr Abdulai Sando Alhassan, the Kpanvo-Naa, who is now resident in Germany. A seed capital of GH¢1,000 was mobilised during its inauguration to help run the facility smoothly.
The former Vice-President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, inaugurated the centre which is equipped with nurses quarters, nurses room, a theatre, laboratory, dispensary and an intensive care unit.
Kpanvo is a farming community with a population of two thousand and it is envisaged that the health centre if managed effectively, would be expanded and upgraded to a hospital status to serve the needs of the community and its environs.
Currently the facility has neither electricity nor drugs to ensure efficient health care service.
Besides, bats have invaded the centre while the few staff at post do not have the needed logistics to work with.
The centre has a solar panel which can only power a radio set.
During a visit to the facility by the Daily Graphic, it was realised that outpatients’ attendance over the five-year period had dropped significantly. Records showed, for instance, that from July to December, 2004, the centre treated 637 patients with all forms of ailments as against 11 between January and May 15, this year.
The reporter also gathered that the centre was only active in rendering such services as child welfare and antenatal programmes.
Investigations further revealed that a seven-member committee was put in place to manage the affairs of the centre after its inauguration in July 2004.
When contacted on the issue, a member of the committee, Duli-Lana Ibrahim Yussif, indicated that the facility could no longer generate enough funds to meet the increasing demands of clients.
Duli-Lana, who is also an assembly member of the Kakpagyili Electoral Area and Chairman of Social Services of the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly (TAMA), however, acknowledged the deplorable situation under which the few staff at the centre worked.
The Duli-Lana, Yussif, further entreated the assembly and the Metropolitan Directorate of Health Services to support the community in its bid to revive the centre.
He appealed for the provision of a midwife although he acknowledged that there was a midwife who allegedly left the place without informing the committee members.
A security officer at the centre who pleaded anonymity complained that he had not been paid for the past five years although he had the desire to contribute to the growth of the centre.
The Tamale Metropolitan Director of Health Services, Dr John Abenyeri, and the Head of the Builpela sub-metro, Madam Vida Vouche, said a midwife was provided for the centre since its establishment in 2004.
They, however, explained that the first midwife, Madam Cecilia Agbeko, was later replaced by Ms Ayi Alhassan upon request by the committee members.
According to them, Madama Alhassan, was at post until recently when she started facing some health challenges.
During a visit to the centre two weeks ago, the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Alhaji Abdulai Haruna Friday, observed that the deplorable situation at the centre was hampering efficient healthcare, particularly for expectant mothers.
The facility was established by Dr Abdulai Sando Alhassan, the Kpanvo-Naa, who is now resident in Germany. A seed capital of GH¢1,000 was mobilised during its inauguration to help run the facility smoothly.
The former Vice-President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, inaugurated the centre which is equipped with nurses quarters, nurses room, a theatre, laboratory, dispensary and an intensive care unit.
Kpanvo is a farming community with a population of two thousand and it is envisaged that the health centre if managed effectively, would be expanded and upgraded to a hospital status to serve the needs of the community and its environs.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
FARMERS INTRODUCED TO NEW STORAGE TECHNOLOGY (PAGE 20)
FARMERS at Bihinaayili, a farming community in the Savelugu-Nanton District in the Northern Region, can now store their food produce in a more cost-effective and sustainable manner using Neem tree extracts.
This new initiative was made possible through a series of research conducted by the African Farm Radio Research Initiative (AFRRI), an international non-governmental organisation (NGO), with support from some radio stations, including the Simli Radio, a community-based radio station at Dalun in the Tolon-Kumbungu District.
The research by the AFRRI and its partners was conducted in some communities such as Tali-Zonayili and Kpilo, both in the Tolon-Kumbungu District, and Bihinaayili and Takpeli in the East Gonja District.
Addressing a campaign on the use of the Neem tree extract at Bihinaayili, an Executive Committee member of Simli Radio, Mr Mohammed Issifu Salisu, observed that the plant had many uses.
According to him, research had shown that the plants could be used as insecticides, mosquito repellent and medicines in treating wounds.
Mr Salisu added that the Neem tree was abundant in northern Ghana, and so it was a more cost-effective means of storing grains to curb post-harvest losses.
He further explained that the use of the Neem tree extract for storage was better than the use of chemicals to preserve farm produce.
“The leaves of the Neem tree can be used for composting and treating of malaria, while it is also cheap and contains no poison,” Mr Salifu stressed.
Farmers who attended the campaign expressed delight about the introduction of such new initiatives.
“We hope with the application of such initiatives, we would be able to improve storage and maximise sales,” one of the farmers stated.
The farmers appealed to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and other stakeholders to assist them acquire such technologies to enhance food security in the area.
This new initiative was made possible through a series of research conducted by the African Farm Radio Research Initiative (AFRRI), an international non-governmental organisation (NGO), with support from some radio stations, including the Simli Radio, a community-based radio station at Dalun in the Tolon-Kumbungu District.
The research by the AFRRI and its partners was conducted in some communities such as Tali-Zonayili and Kpilo, both in the Tolon-Kumbungu District, and Bihinaayili and Takpeli in the East Gonja District.
Addressing a campaign on the use of the Neem tree extract at Bihinaayili, an Executive Committee member of Simli Radio, Mr Mohammed Issifu Salisu, observed that the plant had many uses.
According to him, research had shown that the plants could be used as insecticides, mosquito repellent and medicines in treating wounds.
Mr Salisu added that the Neem tree was abundant in northern Ghana, and so it was a more cost-effective means of storing grains to curb post-harvest losses.
He further explained that the use of the Neem tree extract for storage was better than the use of chemicals to preserve farm produce.
“The leaves of the Neem tree can be used for composting and treating of malaria, while it is also cheap and contains no poison,” Mr Salifu stressed.
Farmers who attended the campaign expressed delight about the introduction of such new initiatives.
“We hope with the application of such initiatives, we would be able to improve storage and maximise sales,” one of the farmers stated.
The farmers appealed to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and other stakeholders to assist them acquire such technologies to enhance food security in the area.
Friday, May 15, 2009
UMARIB GHANA WANT ITS FEES INCREASED (PAGE 29)
Management of Umarib Ghana Limited, a company that enforces road traffic regulations in the Tamale metropolis, has called on the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly (TAMA) to consider increasing the percentage of revenue allocated to it from the proceeds that it generates for the assembly.
It explained that the current 18 per cent of total revenue which the assembly paid to the company from the revenue it generated for the TAMA was woefully inadequate.
The Director of the company, Mr Imoro Adinan Bawa, told the Daily Graphic that in spite of the company’s s efforts at enforcing road safety in the Central Business District (CBD), the various stakeholders were not co-operating to complement the efforts of the Motor Traffic and Transport Union (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service.
“I have 29 boys who formed the taskforce but currently I am left with only six of them because they have left the job because it is no longer lucrative for them, “he said.
According to Mr Bawa, he single-handedly financed the provision of tools such as clamps and other office equipment but the investment was not yielding the desired result due to the inadequate revenue it received from the TAMA.
He also said that initially the company’s taskforce fined drivers who parked wrongly GH¢50 but expressed regret that the assembly had slashed the fines to GH20.
“On the other hand the problem we have with the residents is that they sometimes proved difficult when caught parking wrongly or engaging in acts that contravened the road traffic regulations, ”Mr Bawa said.
He urged the MTTU of the Ghana Police Service to support the company by undertaking effective road safety campaigns to help check indiscipline on the streets of Tamale.
When contacted, the Metropolitan Co-ordinating Director, Mr Mohammed Baba, said activities of the Umarib company were not meant to be a revenue generating one in the first place but rather to ensure safety on the streets of Tamale.
According to the director, the “park and pay system “ being operated by the company which could improve on its revenue base was not yielding the desired results since residents were yet to embrace the system .
He gave the assurance that the assembly would take a critical look at the company’s operations and review the terms under which it was being paid if the need arose.
Mr Baba also expressed concern about the way some staff of the company misconducted themselves, incurring the displeasure of residents.
The company was established in 2006 with the aim of complementing the efforts of the police to bring sanity onto the roads and to reduce accidents in the metropolis.
It explained that the current 18 per cent of total revenue which the assembly paid to the company from the revenue it generated for the TAMA was woefully inadequate.
The Director of the company, Mr Imoro Adinan Bawa, told the Daily Graphic that in spite of the company’s s efforts at enforcing road safety in the Central Business District (CBD), the various stakeholders were not co-operating to complement the efforts of the Motor Traffic and Transport Union (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service.
“I have 29 boys who formed the taskforce but currently I am left with only six of them because they have left the job because it is no longer lucrative for them, “he said.
According to Mr Bawa, he single-handedly financed the provision of tools such as clamps and other office equipment but the investment was not yielding the desired result due to the inadequate revenue it received from the TAMA.
He also said that initially the company’s taskforce fined drivers who parked wrongly GH¢50 but expressed regret that the assembly had slashed the fines to GH20.
“On the other hand the problem we have with the residents is that they sometimes proved difficult when caught parking wrongly or engaging in acts that contravened the road traffic regulations, ”Mr Bawa said.
He urged the MTTU of the Ghana Police Service to support the company by undertaking effective road safety campaigns to help check indiscipline on the streets of Tamale.
When contacted, the Metropolitan Co-ordinating Director, Mr Mohammed Baba, said activities of the Umarib company were not meant to be a revenue generating one in the first place but rather to ensure safety on the streets of Tamale.
According to the director, the “park and pay system “ being operated by the company which could improve on its revenue base was not yielding the desired results since residents were yet to embrace the system .
He gave the assurance that the assembly would take a critical look at the company’s operations and review the terms under which it was being paid if the need arose.
Mr Baba also expressed concern about the way some staff of the company misconducted themselves, incurring the displeasure of residents.
The company was established in 2006 with the aim of complementing the efforts of the police to bring sanity onto the roads and to reduce accidents in the metropolis.
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