Miss Sena Akua Dansua, Minister for Women and Children’s Affairs (MOWAC) has stated that the right of women to participate fully and equally in the development of the nation is not an act of benevolence on the part of those in government. She said it was rather a requirement for the progress of all societies, [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Effutu Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Mr Nii Ephraim has charged Heads of Departments in the Municipality to be time conscious in their duties in order to maximize output towards the speedy development of the area. He said the Assembly would not achieve its set target if heads of departments allow occupational laxity to impact [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Wa Municipal Assembly on Wednesday rejected Mr. Adams Sulemani, Assemblyman for the Boli Electoral Area, as the Presiding Member for the assembly when he failed to secure two-thirds of votes. Mr. Adams, who was the only member who filed to contest for the position, polled 16 votes with nine against in the 27-member assembly [...]
Read the rest of this story »A local governance expert, Mr George Kyei-Baffour, has identified the overbearing role of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCE’s) as one of the challenges of decentralisation and local governance. He said Executive interference in the disbursement of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) and the re-centralisation of procurement at decentralised levels through [...]
Read the rest of this story »Accra, June 23 GNA – President John Evans Atta Mills returned home on Tuesday from Abuja, Nigeria, where he attended the 36th summit of heads of state and governments of ECOWAS as well as that of a West Africa Monetary Zone. President Mills also held talk with Nigerian President Umaru Yar’ Adua. Speaking to journalists [...]
Read the rest of this story »Mr. Alex Kyeremeh, Techiman Municipal Chief Executive, has commended heads of public departments and agencies in the municipality for their cooperation and hard work over the years. Mr. Kyeremeh, who said this at a meeting with the heads, urged them to work harder to lay a solid foundation for the assembly to offer better [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Eastern Nzema Traditional Council, has commended President John Atta Mills for appointing a number of Nzema citizens to serve in his government. According to the chiefs the government has appointed five persons from the two Nzema districts to serve in his government, a situation they described as very laudable and encouraging. [...]
Read the rest of this story »The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is considering widening its electoral college to give more members the chance to vote in national elections of the party. The move is also geared towards ensuring that substantial members of the party had the chance to partake in the decision-making process. Mr Yaw [...]
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