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Upper East Region
holds forum on decentralization
Bolgatanga (UER) 8 Nov., GNA - Mr. Mark Woyongo,
Upper East Regional Minister, has said that government was
organizing national stakeholders' conference in all the regions
to ascertain conceptual issues in Ghana's decentralization
process.
He said it was also to create an opportunity for all sections of
the population to contribute to the process and review its
implementation for the past 29 years and make proposals for the
way forward.
Mr Woyongo was speaking at a consultation forum in Bolgatanga on
Friday, as part of measures aimed at accelerating the
decentralization concept in the Country.
The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development and
Member of Parliament for Wa West, Mr. Joseph Yieleh Chireh said
that the essence of decentralisation was to allow all Ghanaians
to take active part in governing the state through Unit
Committees and the District Assemblies.
He said inputs at the forum will be documented and used by the
government to build the people's capacity and urged traditional
leaders to sensitize the people on the need to take part in
decision-making.
Dr. Esther Ofei-Aboagye said the assemblies were mandated to
formulate and execution programmes and develop strategies for
effective mobilization of resources for development.
She said the decentralisation concept sought to encourage
creation of institutional relationship between central
government, municipal, district and metropolitan assemblies and
community based organizations.
Mr. Samuel Zan-Akolgo of Send-Ghana Foundation, a non
governmental organization, working to promote the
decentralization process, said there was the need for direct
participation of the citizenry in the process to ensure its success.
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