Tiko Municipal council adopts FCFA 1 billion as budget for 2017

By Boris Esono in Tiko

Tiko Mayor, Moukondo Daniel

The 2017 draft budget of the Tiko municipal council stands at 1 billion 40 million FCFA balanced in expenditure and revenue with an increase of 15 million FCFA as compared to 1 billion 25 million FCFA budgeted in 2016 representing an increase of 1.4%. As at November 2016, money collected had gone above 63.17% of the projected revenue. This statistics were made known Wednesday December 28 at the Tiko council chambers.

                According to Mayor Moukondo Daniel, 2016 witnessed some difficulties such as the constant power outages by ENEO as he termed it "bad quality" as the population has complained bitterly as their produce gets bad all the time. He however promised a better 2017 as more projects are in the pipeline such as construction of culverts within the municipality, rehabilitation of earth roads, construction of bore holes pavement of street 1, 2 and 3 of Tiko Town amongst others. 

                Mayor Moulondo Daniel went further to congratulate the council staff, councilors and the entire Tiko population for their enormous sacrifices as despite the challenges, the council was able to mitigate more than 95% of its projects. A called for the councilors to shun blackmail and backstabbing to be flushed out as it has become too common amongst them was echoed by the mayor. “All the planned objectives for 2017 can only be achieved if councilors are in one unity as a divided house cannot survive” Mayor Daniel

                He concluded by calling on the population and councilors to work with him as him alone cannot achieve the projects. More needs to be done if the municipality is to achieve its objective n that of the nation to emerged by 2035.

                The 2017 draft budget of the Tiko council saw the presence of the SDO for Fako Mr. Zang III, DO for Tiko, councilors, traditiuonal authorities, and other invited personalities.

                The 1.4% increase of the 2017 council budget to Mayor Moukondo Daniel is due to marked projects for 2017 such as hire of a brand new 20 tons truck which will also serve for road rehabilitation, supply of building and office equipment to the council, rehabilitation of earth road, construction of culverts within the municipality, utilization of stores under BOT construction in Likomba amongst others.