MEMBERS of the New Generation Carpenters Association (NEGCA) in the West Akyem District have appealed to the West Akyem Municipal Assembly and other government agencies to award the contracts to the association.
The association, which also urged the assembly to employ its members, stated that such a gesture would enable the association and its members to generate income for their livelihood.
Messrs Daniel Okoh and Emmanuel Marfo, the Chairman and Secretary respectively of NEGCA, made the appeal when the association recently met officials of the Municipal Assembly at Asamankese, the municipal capital.
The event, which was organised by the Business Advocacy Challenge Fund (BUSAC), was to drum home the challenges of the carpenters and to see how best to assist the carpenters in their vocation.
According to Messrs Okoh and Marfo, although the association’s members were capable of producing any type of furniture, the production of desks for schools in the municipality were often made by carpenters outside the area.
They noted with concern that such a practice had virtually rendered them redundant, making it almost impossible for them to honour their tax obligations.
They, therefore, appealed to the assembly and other government agencies to award them contracts for the production of school furniture for schools in the municipality.
“We want the municipal assembly to see us as partners in development and award us contracts for the production of furniture to enable us to generate income, pay taxes and cater for ourselves and families,” they stressed.
The Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Kwabena Sintim Aboagye, who was present at the meeting, gave the assurance that the assembly would see how best to address the problem facing the carpenters.
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