Seven Unit Committees in the Tano South District of
the Brong Ahafo Region have been sworn into office at different ceremonies held
at Brosankro, Bechem, Dwomo, Techimantia, Subriso, Derma and Ankaase.
The swearing in ceremonies which were performed by
the Tano South District Chief Executive Hon. Bukari Zakari Anaba, the Distrrict
Coordinating Director Mrs. Agartha Ahia and the Presiding Member of the
Assembly, Hon. Anthony Opoku at different ceremonies was in accordance with L.I
1959 of the Local Government Act 1994.
In all the speeches delivered at the various swearing
in ceremonies, Unit Committee Members were given their roles in the Assembly
set up and that it was the responsibility of the committees to convey meetings
to deliberate on issues confronting their units. The unit committee members
were informed that, laid down procedures are put in place for the conveyance of
meetings and it is proper that, the procedure is always followed.
Committee members were reminded that minutes of
their meetings should be copied to the Assembly for the General Assembly to discuss
it. The unit committees were told that one of their core functions was revenue
mobilization to strengthen the Assembly’s revenue base so as to enable the Assembly
to undertake more development projects.
On the National Sanitation Day clean- up exercise
held monthly throughout the country, unit committee members were reminded that
government has set aside every first Saturday of every month to be observed as
s National Sanitation day and that it should be observed as such, they were
reminded that their participation in the clean-up exercise would go a long way
to get more people in their various localities to participate in the exercise.
Touching on the spate of bushfires currently being
experienced in the district, unit committee members were reminded of the
effects of bushfires and were therefore entreated to educate their people on it
and also guide against the causes of the bushfires.
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