The Ministry of Information in collaboration with the Eastern Regional coordinating council has organized a town hall meeting and exhibition to engage the citizenry and showcase government projects in the region.
The event provided a platform for community engagement and dialogue, enabling discussions on developmental projects, fostering collaborations, addressing concerns and ensuring that all stakeholders’ needs are considered.
During the meeting, key government officials including Madam Fatimatu Abubakar, Minister of Information , Dr. Winifred Nafisa Mahamah ,Director for information Services Department, Mr. Seth Kwame Acheampong, Eastern Regional Minister, Dr. Alex Ampaabeng, Deputy Minister of finance, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare, Presidential Advisor on health and all 33 District/Municipal chief Executives, presented updates on various projects in the Region by showcasing the progress of government interventions as well as ongoing and completed projects.
Madam Fatimatu in her speech stated that, the information Ministry aims to facilitate the free flow of accurate, timely, and reliable information and feedback between the government and the public promoting socio- economic empowerment and enhanced democratic citizenship.
She said that for the sake of accountability and to enhance democracy, the Ministry must disseminate information at the local level and decentralize communication.
Accountability is the bed rock of democracy and it was time to come and show the people of Eastern Region the developmental projects that have been executed within the period of the leadership of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Mr. Seth Kwame Acheampong, highlighted the major achievements in the Region, which were social services, roads, governance and security, sports infrastructure, agriculture, economy and tourism.
He said the current government is committed to transparency and accountability and that, town hall engagements provides the platform for open dialogue between the government and the people.
He reminded the public that the development of the Eastern Region depended on the collective efforts of everyone and that we can continue to work hard to achieve greater milestones for the Region.
Dr Alex Ampaabeng, the Deputy Minister of finance said, considering the global head winds such as the covid-19 pandemic and wars in other countries that had affected trade activities, the government had done well to bring the country to where we are despite the challenges.
This is not to say everything is excellent but benchmarking from where we were, how we got there and how we are upcoming it shows that the country is on the road to the pre-pandemic era”.
The officials also answered questions from the chiefs and the public, providing further clarification on issues such as project time lines, budgets and expected outcomes.
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Elizabeth Ansaah
Municipal Information officer.