The Mpraeso Caucus, made up of indigenes of Kwahu Mpraeso have donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to the Kwahu South District Assembly in the Eastern Region to help fight against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

The items include Veronica buckets, hand sanitizers, tissues, gloves, liquid soaps, nose masks, waste bins and bowls.

Presenting the items on behalf of the Caucus, Nana Abrah Appiah, the Chairman of the Association who doubles as the Krontihene of Kwahu Mpraeso, said the gesture was to ensure that citizens in the Mpraeso area adopt frequent washing of hands with soap under running water to help avoid the spread of the coronavirus menace in the community.

He said the Association appreciates the initiative that the government had proposed to help minimize the fast spreading of the coronavirus in the country, hence the donation.

Nana Appiah said the group has taken it upon itself to provide more of the PPEs to help avoid the spread of the disease to the Kwahu area.

Nana Appiah said, the items would be positioned at vantage points such as the Mpraeso palace, central market, lorry parks, police station, the Zongo palace, fire station and the Magistrate Court among others.

He said the Caucus was established four years ago and had achieved remarkable successes in supporting education and promoting sporting activities in schools across the District.

He said the Association had distributed teaching and learning material (TLMs) to schools in the area, organised debates and quizzes for students, providing incentives to hardworking teachers and supporting brilliant but needy students in the area.

Nana Appiah urged the citizens to be responsible for the maintenance of the items to ensure its optimum usage.

He, therefore, entreated the people to abide by the government's initiative by avoiding handshaking, hugging, maintaining social distance and avoidance of social gathering in the communities to avoid the spread of the disease.

Receiving the items on behalf of the Kwahu South District Assembly, Mr Emmanuel Atta Ofori, the District Chief Executive, applauded the Caucus for the gesture and said the items would go a long way to complement the government's efforts in fighting against the disease.

He said the Assembly had already taken steps to provide PPEs to 26 electoral areas in the District and therefore promised to distribute the items provided for the safety of the citizens.