The unavailability of sub-committees in the Sunyani Municipal Assembly due to the non-election of a substantive Presiding Member is impeding the work of Assembly Members, Mr. Salia Moro, Assembly Member for Zongo Electoral Area in Sunyani, has said. The subcommittees are; environment and sanitation, planning and development, finance, social and security, education, sports and health. “We have met with unit committee members on several occasions to discuss about so many issues including how to improve the living conditions of the people for instance in my electoral area. The issues include absenteeism among pupils, gambling, armed robbery and school children indulging in playing video games during school hours. We have written to the Municipal Chief Executive, opinion leaders and Brong–Ahafo Regional Chief Imam concerning these matters”, he said. Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Sunyani, Mr Moro expressed regret that Assembly Members could not act because a Presiding Member was not in place and the subcommittees that were responsible for all these had consequently not been formed. On the legality of video game operations in the municipality, the Assembly Member said operators claimed they had been authorized by the Assembly and are accordingly paying fixed levies to it. Mr. Moro added that it was his priority to help improve educational standards in the area “and this is why we want to stop the video game operations”. He commended the Assembly for rehabilitating streetlights at Chiraa lorry station in Sunyani and urged the people to cooperate and support him to undertake more development projects in the electoral area. He appealed for assistance from individuals and organisations to address the water problems in the area. Source: GNA