TANO SOUTH MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY INAUGURATES ITS SUB-COMMITTEES

The Tano South Municipal Assembly inaugurated its sub committees of the Assembly including some board members of the various institutions. The objective of the committees is to oversee the organization of meetings including other activities of the Assembly. The committees were inaugurated as enshrined in the Local Government Act 2016 (Act 936)

Dignities and some of the members been sworn into office

Inaugurated its sub committees, Mr. Anthony Owusu - Amoako, the Coordinating Director of Tano South Municipal Assembly, commended the newly Committees Members for their dedication and urged all committee members to come together in the discharge of their duties to ensure peace exists among them. He informed the Committee Members to bring their ideas, knowledge and expertise together in order to improve the development in Tano South Municipal Assembly and beyond.  

The Coordinating Director Mr. Anthony Owusu - Amoako speaking at the programme

 In his address, The Tano South MCE, Hon. Collins Offinam Takyi, he said the Constitution of Ghana makes emphasis on decentralization and hinted that the decentralization system makes the MMDAs to plan and initiate programmes to address the challenges of the rural folks.

He indicated that, the constitutional provision in Local Government Act, 1993 (Act 462) was enacted to regulate the Local government system in Ghana and said the Act 462 was repealed and placed in 2016 Local Government Act. Hon. Takyi further explained that Act 936 created 3-tiers. That’s National Administration, Regional administration and District administration.

                            

The MCE for Tano South, Hon. Collins Offinam Takyi addressing the gathering

 According to him, all nominated Board Members Committees Members were charged to exhibit good relationship to ensure effective performance of their work during their swearing in ceremony at St. Joseph College of Education, Bechem. He also charged members to perform their core mandates in accordance with the law.

In a short speech, Mr.  Jacob Adade Nitiamoah, the Economic and Development Planning Office of Ahafo Region who represent the Ahafo Regional Minister Hon. George Boakye, he congratulate the newly Committees Members for allowing themselves to be chosen and inform them to be submissive and do all they could to ensure Tano South Municipality acquires the needed development to improve the living standards of the people.     

  Mr. Jacob Adade Nitiamoah, the Economic and Development Planning Office of Ahafo Region addressing the people