Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Minister of Information has described New Patriotic Party (NPP) governments as the best ever in flagship projects that made Ghanaians better off socio-economically since 1992.
He said schemes including the Health Insurance, Youth Employment, Single Spine Salary, Free Senior High and Capitation Grant remained the major projects improving the economy and lives than any other.
Dr Abdul-Hamid said this at the national launch of the 2018 Town Hall Meetings (THMs) on Monday at Dzodze in the Ketu South Municipality.
It was held by the Ministry of Information (MoI) and Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) in collaboration with the Information Services Department (ISD).
“Take away all these projects for which Ghana is attracting praises and nations flocking in to copy some of them from us and you will see that they are all by NPP Governments and no other,” he said.
Dr. Abdul-Hamid said the current government was concerned about the ordinary citizens and that the THMs would take governance away from the televisions and radio discussions in Accra closer to the people.
“The THMs is a major part of our public engagement process to make duty bearers answerable and accountable to the people, whose participation helps in building the trust needed,” he stated.
Dr Abdul-Hamid urged all to participate in the THMs to deepen democratic rule at the grassroots.
Mr. Kwesi Agyei-Boateng, Deputy Minister, MLGRD, said MLGRD was supporting the MoI in the organization of the THMs as a social accountability tool for a strong government-people linkage.
He said the THMs were in line with the objectives of forming the Government’s Decentralization Policy Framework and the National Decentralisation Action Plan (NDAP).
Mr Agyei-Boateng charged the media to raise awareness of citizens on public financial and local government accountability to make the THMs relevant and governance successful.
He said government was addressing all constitutional challenges towards the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives to further deepen local governance. Mr. Kofi Dzamesi, Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affair, said his outfit resolved 60 of the 352 chieftaincy problems it met and was still working to ensure peace, so chiefs could play their inalienable role in the governance process.
Dr. Archibald Letsa, Volta Regional Minister, said works on the Ho Airport had been completed and that government paid all outstanding contract sums and was also building two new schools for the University of Health and Sciences (UHAS) in Ho.
Participants including chiefs asked questions on varying issues.
Present were Mr. Perry Okudzeto, a Deputy Minister of Information and District and Municipal Chief Executives.
Source: GNA
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Please come to town an measure the disappointment. U promise u will change Ghana in 18 months according to Nana Addo and still things are getting worse. Pleas don't sit in your comfort and spew such ugli statements. Things are very bad with standard of living sky rocketing and the masses have regretted and if u don't take time apathy will let u lose the election in 2020 and that is a fact
Name: Gabby Otchere darko Now some history : UGCC broke down in 1952... Busia then formed the Ghana congress party (GCP) and launched it at bekwai. In 1954 some ppl (including then otumfuo Agyemang Prempeh with his money worth seventy million pounds ) formed the NLM. When elections was held NLM had some seats and tho busia lost his seat,NLM offered him a seat. We had the Ga shefi mekpe (meaning the Ga youth),the togoland congress,Ghana muslims counsel--why Suame in Kumasi is so important in our history,the northern people's party.NLM was the Ashanti branch... The constellation of the above groups formed the UP. There was no UGCC and nothing like that at the time.UGCC is in no way connected to UP In the scheme of things,Ashanti and northern regions were not part of the colony...so all the people who claim they were fighting for independence were the coastal regions and greater parts of the eastern region who were under the then colony. Ashanti's joined the battle for independence after the Second World War when otumfuo went to Accra... It was then that he said they would join the euphoria to be part of the struggle for independence. So strictly speaking,Ashanti and northern regions were not part of the colony. 1947-formation of ugcc 1949-formation of cpp 1951-breakdown of ugcc /defunct 1952--formation of Ghana congress party by dr Busia and inaugurated at Bekwai in Ashanti 1954--formation of NLM (at manhyia but Baffuor Akoto spokesperson) 1957--avoidance of discrimination act by Kwame Nkrumah so formation of UP due to dissolution of all ethnic and religious based parties Name: Hajia Fati
Best so far in terms of what? what is the measure or standard? By the way, which part of Ghana are you living in? Are you sure this is the true picture on the ground? If best so far, i think it will be best for Ghanaians to tell the story not you.
Still The Old school ways of the politicians to steal from the POOR... I wonder How People Believe Them anyways
Seen this Abinor man who has no Value,Thank Our President for rescuing you if not you will be in Tanzania for a ritual,Abinor short in Tanzania so quickly report yourself,You and your Household are doing well Under NPP because you can steal to them,More NPP members are suffering under NANA leadership,I regret voting for NANA,Our Banking System Collapse under this Government,Any international transfer the banks will hold the money or send it back,Unprofessional Bankers,a lot of people are frustrated....stop lying to Ghanaian's
Why not? If you’ve borrowed the volume of cash you’ve borrowed why won’t you be the best??!!