The New Juaben North Municipal Assembly has organized a one day workshop training for all Assembly members and Government Appointees, as part of institutional strengthening and capacity building.
The purpose of the training is to sharpen the skills of the Assembly members knowledge on Ghana Decentralization Policy and Local Governance System in terms of Deliberative functions, Legislative Functions, Executive Functions, Oversight Functions, Representative Functions, and change making Projects.
The Municipal Chief Executive, Hon Edward Asante Antwi in his address asked the participants to take the training very seriously to enrich their knowledge in the Local Government system to enhance their performance of their duties.
The first facilitator, Mr. Boakye Yiadom urged the Assembly members to grab this opportunity to enhance their knowledge with the requisite skills in deliberating issues at the floor of their general Assembly meetings and how to move a motion as the standing orders of the Assembly requires by the local Governance 2016 (Act 936) by the 1992 constitution.
Twenty seven (27) Assembly members including Government Appointees of the Assembly were taken through the Law Governing Decentralization and Local Governance Act and service Delivery standards and other related powers to the Assembly members.
The second facilitator, Dr. Isaac Asare took participants through leadership skills to enhance local government systems effectively.
Presents were the Municipal Coordinating Director, Mr. Ndinga Nborinyi, Municipal Finance Officer, Mr. Alhaji Muntala Alhassan, Municipal human Resource Officer, Grace Ohene and other heads of department.
Story by
Elizabeth Ansaah
Municipal Information Officer.