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The Tano South District Assembly in the Brong Ahafo Region has
commissioned the first phase of Street Naming and Property Addressing
on Friday 26th September, 2014 at Bechem, the district capital.
In March, 2013, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic,
instructed all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives
to name all streets and number all properties in their respective
jurisdiction under the Street Naming and Property Addressing System
policy. The system is designed to assign official names for streets
and numbers for all property throughout the country.
This is to make it easy to locate parcels of land or properties in
space to ultimately facilitate navigation. The two main parts of the
policy focus Street Naming and Property Addressing. In the case of
Street Naming, the policy seeks to define the requirements for
assigning street names and providing signage for them. With regards to
property addressing, the policy spells out the requirements for the
numbering of properties (i.e. houses and buildings) in relation to
streets in different development patterns.
Based on this policy directions and guidelines, the Tano-South
District Assembly is the first to commissioned the first phase of the
exercise out of the 22 assemblies in the region.
The ceremony was attended by Traditional leaders, Religious
leaders/groups, Students, the Media and Members of the community.
Hon. Bukari Zakari Anaba, District Chief Executive of Tano South,
addressing the ceremony said, the importance of Street Naming and
Property Numbering policy cannot be over emphasized. "I am happy to
announce that, the first phase of Street Naming and Property
Addressing exercise for Bechem, the District Capital has been
completed where fifty (50) Streets have been addressed."
He said the Street Naming and Property Addressing System is a
continous exercise and as a result, the next phase of the programme
will commence immediately after the commissioning of the first phase
where Streets in other communities within the District would be named.
According to him, over 1,500 houses have been numbered.
Hon. Bukari Zakari Anaba stated that, the policy is aimed at ensuring
harmonization, consistency, efficiency and standardization of street
addressing system in the various Metropolitan, Municipal, District
Assemblies, Departments and Agencies.
Nana Fosu Gyeabour Akoto II, Oman Hene of Bechem said, the naming of
Streets is very important and he's happy Bechem is the first community
to commission the project before the 18 months dead-line by the
President.
He entreated all members of the community to give rightful information
to authorities when things are not in order, and charged them to
support the assembly in all other developmental projects in the
district.
By: Kofi Oppong Kyekyeku (KOK)
