Independent fact check conducted on claims that residents of Ntronang, a community in the Okere District of the Eastern region are facing acute water challenges, is a blatant falsehood
The community has a mechanised water system constructed by the Member of Parliament for the area, Dan Kwaku Botwe through his share of the MPs Common Fund.
The water system completed in October last year is powered by a generator to pump water through an overhead reservoir due to the absence of electricity.
The construction of the Mechanized borehole facility has fixed the decades-old water stress situation in the community which residents trekked long hours in search of water.
Some online news portals reported, a few days ago about how residents of Ntronang, have for years, been faced with water challenges; leading them to no option but to resort to other sources of unhygienic and running water from gutters.
The reportage went on to paint a rather gloomy spectacle of a community suffering from many health complications due to the lack of water.
Reacting to the story, the District Chief Executive for Okere, Daniel Nana Addo Kenneth, however, expressed surprise over claims that residents could resort to unhygienic sources of water when they have a potable source of water built for them by the government.
” here’s a mechanized borehole at Ntronang. How come the news item didn’t mention it.
Secondly, there’s no Ghana water pipelines at Ntronang.
In fact, there’s no presence of Ghana water pipelines at the entire downtowns of Okere hence cannot connect the community into GWCL, that’s why we sunk this borehole for them until Ghana water extends its pipelines to the community”. He lamented
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
