THE first Town Hall Meeting opened in Tamale yesterday with a call on Ghanaians to consider the concept as an opportunity to demand accountability from public office holders.
The Presidential Spokesman, Mr Mahama Ayariga, who made the call on behalf of the President, stated that the presidency wanted every Ghanaian, irrespective of their political and ideological inclinations, to engage their leaders in constant interaction and not to allow that opportunity to be taken away from them.
“The introduction of this concept is to restore power to the people, which is legitimate; the direction for the development of your respective towns is now yours,” he further explained.
According to Mr Ayariga, it was the Government’s determination to ensure that governance was on the doorstep of the people.
He commended the organisers of the event for the prompt and efficient manner in which they organised it and expressed the hope that the urgency with which it was arranged in Tamale would be replicated in other areas.
Mr Ayariga observed that the Government decided to hold the first meeting in Tamale because of the confidence reposed in the people of the area.
The Presidential Advisor on Policy, Madam Christine Amoako-Nuamah, announced that an oversight committee for monitoring and evaluation had been established by the Presidency to promote interaction between the people and public office holders to help identify their needs.
According to her, the Government was critically looking at programmes that needed to be modified to ensure a “better Ghana”.
A governance expert and lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Mr Kwamena Ahwoi, stated that the Public Procurement Act, the Unit Committee concept and issues such as deductions from the District Assembly Common
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