THE Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and the Pacific countries, Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has lauded the district assembly concept and observed that if much attention was paid to its objectives, the assemblies could effectively accelerate the pace of development at the local level.
He said the high rate of poverty and deprivations at rural communities, particularly those in the northern parts of the country, could be turned around if there were effective collaboration and concerted efforts by the assemblies and other stakeholders in the initiation and implementation stages of development initiatives.
According to him, the district assembly concept was in tune with the vision of the ACP countries which “principal objectives includes the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and the smooth and the gradual integration of ACP states”.
The Secretary General made these observations at Walewale during the second ordinary meeting of the West Mamprusi District Assembly.
Dr Chambas, who expressed appreciation for the warm welcome accorded him by the Assembly, urged members to ensure unity at all times and to endeavour to live up to their responsibilities of serving their people with honesty and selflessness.
“I entreat you to live together in harmony and carry out the development agenda of the district to improve upon the lives of our people and to offer the young ones hope to aspire to greater heights in future,” he further admonished.
The Secretary General later conferred with the District Chief Executive for the area, Sulley Abudu Zakaria, and his Co-ordinating Director on the way forward for the district.
The District Director of Education, Alhaji Mohammed Haroun, emphasised the significance of education and entreated the people not only to enrol their wards in school, but also ensure that they supported and encouraged them to complete their respective courses and vocations.
The Member of Parliament for the area, Alidu Iddris Zakaria, congratulated Dr Chambas on his ascension to his current position and thanked him for finding time to observe proceedings in the assembly.
For his part, the DCE indicated that the government was on track in fulfilling its election promises in achieving the “Better Ghana” mantra.
He, however, called for patience, co-operation and support from Ghanaians as efforts were being made to realise those objectives.
Dr Chambas, who was the former President of the ECOWAS, was elevated to the Secretary-General position of the ACP last year. The ACP consists of 79-members that is made up of 48 countries from Africa, 16 Caribbean and 15 Pacific states.
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