The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced the government's intention to elevate the Ho Municipality to a Metropolitan status

He said that much work has been done in this regard by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and an official declaration would be made soon after all requirements have been met.

Addressing the commissioning ceremony of the Ho Municipal Assembly Complex, Dr. Bawumia said the move was in fulfillment of a request tendered by the Asogli Traditional Council.

“I have been talking to the Minister for Local Government and I am happy to say that works are far advanced on the way and very soon we will have Ho [Municipality] declared a Metro”, he said.

He entreated the people of the municipality to commit to his agenda of upgrading the country and desist from electing the National Democratic Congress’ John Mahama who is clamoring to reset the country.

“I am sure you will all agree with me that when you compare how the assembly building was before and where it is today that we are going to commission, everybody will agree that this is an upgrade. And we should not decide to reset it back to how it was”, he stressed

Dr. Bawumia explained that the Akufo-Addo-led-government ensured that every nook and cranny of the country received a fair share of development within the last 8 years.

“This philosophy that we’ve applied in putting infrastructure in place is to ensure there is an equitable distribution across the regions so all districts can have the comparable infrastructure, and that is what we’ve been doing”, he explained.

He touted the government’s infrastructure development agenda as “second to none in the fourth republic”, and promised to continue the legacy when elected as President.

“This government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has accomplished so much in the area of infrastructure development across the country. Our government is second to none in the Fourth Republic when it comes to infrastructure, whether you’re talking about roads, schools, hospitals, courts, astroturf, public libraries, fish landing sites, or DRIP projects. There’s no comparison with any government in the Fourth Republic; we’ve exceeded the records of any government in these areas.”

The Ho Municipal Chief Executive and Ho Central New Patriotic Party Parliamentary Candidate, Divine Bosson appealed to the electorates to vote for his party in appreciation of the projects.

“When you continue to vote, you vote for forward match, when you vote, you vote for development. For 32 years we have been electing our leaders, presidents, and MPs. They have something small to show for your votes or nothing at all.

“This is the time, if there is anything we can do to say thank you to the NPP as a party in government is to elect Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the next President of this country. This is the time you reward me with your votes for the hard work I have given to the development of this Municipality”, he said.

The newly constructed two-story Ho Municipal Assembly Complex houses 40 offices, an assembly hall, a conference room, and ancillary facilities.

It is one of two allocated to the Volta Region to help resolve the challenge of inadequate office space in the Ho and Kpando Municipal Assemblies.