The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly has outlined key development interventions and priorities for 2027, with sanitation, road infrastructure, youth employment and international partnerships featuring prominently at its Third General Assembly Meeting.
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) has highlighted progress in sanitation, road rehabilitation, social welfare, agriculture, education and security, while outlining key development priorities ahead of the 2027 financial year. The updates were presented by the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Hon. Frederick F. Faiddoo, during the Assembly’s Third General Assembly Meeting held from October 27 to 28, 2026, at the Assembly Chamber in Sekondi.
The meeting also provided an opportunity for the Member of Parliament for Takoradi, Hon. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, to call for more deliberate investment in sanitation, industrialisation and youth entrepreneurship to address some of the Metropolis’s persistent development challenges.
MP calls for daily sanitation and increased investment in youth employment
Addressing the House, Hon. Darko-Mensah identified sanitation and flooding as major concerns requiring sustained attention from the Assembly.
He urged the Assembly to consider increasing resources for sanitation activities, suggesting that monthly clean-up exercises should give way to weekly or even daily interventions. He also called for greater support for Assembly Members to enable them to organise regular sanitation exercises within their electoral areas, noting that they are often the first to face public concerns when flooding and sanitation-related problems arise.
On security, the MP acknowledged the Assembly’s continued investment in streetlighting but questioned whether the intensity of the lights being installed was sufficient to meet residents’ expectations. He encouraged the Assembly’s engineers to review the brightness and specifications of the streetlights to improve visibility and public safety across the Metropolis.
Beyond sanitation and security, Hon. Darko-Mensah placed particular emphasis on youth unemployment, arguing that government employment alone could not address the growing demand for jobs. He called for stronger partnerships with international cities, particularly through the Metropolis’s existing relationships with Germany and other development partners, to attract investment, promote industrialisation and create opportunities for young entrepreneurs.
He further proposed positioning Sekondi-Takoradi as a financial services hub for the Western Region and a potential alternative to Accra, especially with the anticipated completion of the Accra-Takoradi highway. As part of efforts to promote innovation and entrepreneurship, the MP announced plans for his office to organise a Young People’s Summit in February 2027.
He invited Assembly Members to identify young people within their electoral areas who have promising ideas, products and projects that could benefit from support and development. The proposed summit is expected to bring young innovators and entrepreneurs together to explore ways of turning their ideas into viable ventures and creating employment opportunities.
Assembly strengthens sanitation and disaster preparedness
In his address, the MCE reported that the Assembly had intensified sanitation operations, resulting in the clearance of long-standing waste heaps, improved waste collection schedules and fewer cases of overflowing communal containers.
To strengthen waste collection and disposal, the Assembly has secured a temporary arrangement with a private service provider for an additional skip truck. The Assembly has also restored its heavy-duty backhoe loader to full operational capacity after it had remained out of service for more than three years. The equipment is expected to support drain desilting and waste evacuation activities.
Improvements have also been made at the engineered landfill to enhance waste disposal operations and vehicle movement. The Assembly has further engaged managers of communal container sites on operating hours, site cleanliness and compliance with franchise agreements.
On disaster management, the MCE reported that the Assembly, through NADMO, commemorated the 2026 United Nations International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction under the theme “Resilience Starts at Home.” Activities included a clean-up and desilting exercise at Essikado Government Hospital and a symposium at the Assembly Chamber to discuss practical approaches to reducing disaster risks.
The Assembly also provided relief items to 65 persons affected by the fire outbreak at the Albert Bosomtwi Sam Fishing Harbour. The items included rice, cooking oil, mattresses, soap, detergents and maize.
82 PWD applicants receive support from Disability Common Fund
The MCE disclosed that 82 applicants, including four disability associations, had been selected to benefit from the 5 per cent Disability Common Fund following a needs assessment and vetting exercise.
The beneficiaries were selected from 136 applicants and received support in the form of items for their economic activities and financial assistance for education, medical care, business development, and disability-related programmes. A total of GH¢411,697.22 was allocated for the exercise, out of which GH¢386,854.40 was disbursed.
Of the amount disbursed, GH¢274,126.40 was used to procure items for beneficiaries, while GH¢112,728 was provided as cash assistance. The Assembly says the intervention is intended to improve the living conditions of Persons with Disabilities, promote inclusive development and strengthen their economic independence.
Agriculture initiatives target food security and youth employment
Under the Feed Ghana Programme, the Assembly received 30,000 birds for distribution to 1,500 beneficiaries across the three constituencies in the Metropolis under the Nkokonkiti Programme.
Two Feed Ghana Brigadiers have also been posted to the Assembly’s Department of Agriculture to strengthen agricultural extension services and support the implementation of the programme. The Assembly is additionally implementing the Aquaculture Community Commercialisation Programme (AQUACCOP), an initiative aimed at increasing domestic fish production, creating employment and strengthening food security.
As of October 16, 2026, 100 young people from the Sekondi and Essikado-Ketan constituencies had received training in modern fish farming techniques. The next phase will involve providing the trained groups with production tanks, fingerlings, feed and other essential inputs to enable them to begin commercial fish farming.
Meanwhile, the 42nd National Farmers’ Day celebration in the Metropolis is scheduled for December 4, 2026, at the Adiembra Lorry Station, under the national theme, “Our Farmers, Our Food, Our Future.”
Road rehabilitation and safer mobility remain priorities
The Assembly reported progress on several road maintenance and rehabilitation projects across the Metropolis.
Routine interventions include road line markings, installation of traffic signs, pothole patching in Sekondi and the replacement of defective metal gratings on Justmoh Avenue in front of All Needs Supermarket. Construction works on Fijai Road, being undertaken by Messrs. Viabuild, are ongoing.
Under the 39-kilometre Greater Sekondi-Takoradi Road rehabilitation project being executed by Justmoh Construction Limited, the 1.30-kilometre Cape Coast Road stretch, from the PTC Interchange to the Paa Grant Roundabout, is approximately 95 per cent complete.
Construction has also commenced on the five-kilometre Sekondi Road, popularly known as Beach Road. The Assembly has also programmed grading and gravelling works on selected unpaved roads, alongside the installation of rumble strips and warning signs at high-risk locations within Sekondi.
In addition, the MCE called attention to the need for safer and more inclusive road infrastructure, particularly pedestrian walkways and dedicated cycling lanes. He urged the Assembly to consider a resolution requiring road development projects within the Metropolis to incorporate these facilities in line with applicable national standards and technical requirements.
The Assembly is also promoting active mobility through public education, road safety training and collaboration with international development partners. These efforts form part of its vision of becoming a Smart City by 2030.
Sekondi-Takoradi strengthens partnership with Düsseldorf
The MCE also highlighted progress under the Sekondi-Takoradi-Düsseldorf municipal partnership following the Assembly’s participation in the 2026 Local Governance Exchange and Municipal Partnership Networking Meeting held in Bonn, Germany, from September 28 to 30.
The partnership has supported initiatives in German language education, smart agriculture through AgriBiome, skills development and administrative and technical exchanges. Discussions during the meeting also explored further cooperation in waste management, flood prevention, artificial intelligence, e-governance, youth empowerment and entrepreneurship.
The agreed roadmap includes the installation of Starlink infrastructure at the Assembly by the end of 2026, the commencement of skills training from March 2027 and the submission of an infrastructure and equipment project application in June 2027. The Assembly also announced the official opening of a German Language Centre at Takoradi Technical University on September 30, 2026, through a partnership involving STMA, TTU, GIZ and other partners.
The centre is expected to equip residents, particularly young people, with German language skills to improve access to potential opportunities in further education, vocational and technical training, internships, research and employment. The MCE encouraged Assembly Members to create awareness about the centre and motivate young people, students and graduates to take advantage of the opportunity.
Education and community infrastructure receive attention
On education, the MCE announced that the administrative and financial challenges affecting the Metro Mock Examination for Basic Schools had been addressed through an agreed payment plan with the service provider.
The examinations are therefore expected to continue without interruption. He also congratulated the Metropolis on emerging as the overall champion at the 2026 Districts Sports Festival held in Tarkwa, an achievement that has earned Sekondi-Takoradi the responsibility of hosting the next edition.
Meanwhile, updates on projects funded through the District Assemblies Common Fund showed progress on several educational and community infrastructure developments. These include the six-unit classroom block at Nana Kobina Gyan Primary School in Adiembra, which is 75 per cent complete, and the two-unit classroom block at Sekondi Model Nursery/Primary School, which is 70 per cent complete.
The three-unit classroom block at Prophet Nkansah JHS in Kojokrom has reached 78 per cent completion, while the CHPS compound at Eshiem is 72 per cent complete. The Essikado-Ketan Sub-Metropolitan Office rehabilitation and completion project, as well as toilet facilities with mechanised boreholes at AME Zion Basic School, St. Anne’s Basic School and Ahanta Mampong Basic School, have all been completed and handed over.
Assembly prepares for 2027
As the Assembly looks towards 2027, the MCE called on members to strengthen cooperation and remain committed to the development of the Metropolis.
The meeting was expected to consider the 2027 Draft Annual Action Plan, Composite Budget and Fee-Fixing Resolution, with the MCE encouraging members to contribute constructive suggestions to improve the proposals. He acknowledged the administrative and technical challenges that had affected adherence to the Assembly’s approved meeting calendar but commended members and staff for ensuring that mandatory committee and General Assembly meetings were held.
The Assembly says it remains committed to working with government agencies, development partners, traditional authorities, businesses and residents to address the Metropolis’s development challenges and improve the quality of life of its people.