The Nkwanta-North District Security Council (DISEC) has intensified efforts to curb the rising cases of crime and drug abuse among the youth, especially school-going children who have abandoned classrooms for illicit activities.
Authorities say the disturbing trend has become a major threat to the peace, stability, and future development of the district. This has prompted swift action from DISEC to safeguard the well-being of young people and restore order in affected communities.
District Chief Executive (DCE) and Chairman of DISEC, Mr. Isaiah Kudjoe Dordoe, disclosed this at the second ordinary meeting of the second session of the fifth Assembly held at Kpassa last Friday.
Mr. Dordoe expressed deep concern over the increasing number of young people involved in smoking Indian hemp and engaging in petty crimes instead of pursuing education.
“The situation has worsened to the extent that many of our children who are supposed to be in school are now involved in smoking Indian hemp and other hard drugs, whose locations are difficult to find in our communities,” he lamented.
He said DISEC has developed a coordinated strategy to identify and dismantle drug dens and hideouts within the district.
As part of the approach, the DCE has directed the police and other security agencies to collaborate with assembly members to locate these areas, arrest offenders, and rehabilitate affected youth to return to school.
Mr. Dordoe reaffirmed DISEC’s commitment to ensuring a peaceful, safe, and conducive environment for business and community life. He said the Assembly would continue to support the security services with the necessary logistics to strengthen their operations.
Touching on local revenue mobilisation, the DCE stated that the Assembly set a target of GH¢1,300,000.00 as Internally Generated Funds (IGF) for 2025 and had realised GH¢1,004,275.41 as of September 30, 2025. He urged the revenue collection department to redouble efforts to meet the annual target.
He further disclosed that the Assembly had received GH¢7,439,958.49 as part of its first and second-quarter allocations from the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF).
Mr. Dordoe called on residents to pay their taxes promptly, stressing that the Assembly could not rely solely on the DACF to finance development projects.
Additionally, he encouraged residents to actively participate in the local governance process as stipulated in the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936).
He announced that the Assembly would soon embark on community outreach and town hall meetings to engage citizens on development priorities and solicit inputs toward shaping the district’s growth agenda.
FROM SAMUEL AGBEWODE,
KPASSA
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