Thursday 24th October, 2019
By
Caleb Kuleke, GNA
Kpeve (V/R), Oct. 24
GNA – Mr Ernest Patrick Kojo Mallet, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for
South Dayi, said the Assembly would continue to use government’s policies and
programmes to enhance the livelihoods of the people.
“We in South Dayi
District Assembly are committed to improving on the standards of living of the
people in the District and would ensure full harnessing of Government’s
policies to their benefit,” he stated.
The DCE said the
Assembly would do this through by providing basic infrastructure facilities and
services and creating avenues for economic activities to thrive to help
eradicate poverty.
Mr Mallet was
speaking at the District Assembly’s Meet-The-Press series at Kpeve, the
District capital, an initiative by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural
Development, in collaboration with the Ministry of Information.
It was to encourage
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to interact with the media to
account for their stewardship.
The forum also
formed part of government’s agenda to promote openness, transparency,
accountability and participation of citizens and interest groups such as the
media.
The DCE said the
Assembly prepared and implemented an annual “Popular Participation Plan that
seeks to involve interest groups and citizens in the District in the planning,
monitoring and review of development programmes.”
Mr Mallet said the
Assembly had also developed a website as part of its quest to disseminate
information and receive feedback from the various stakeholders and the citizens
to enable it perform its mandate effectively.
The DCE said the
Client Service Unit had also been strengthened to provide ready information to
stakeholders and citizens in anticipation of the operationalisation of the
Right to Information Act.
GNA
