Committee expresses worry about gov’t local contracts award
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Local Government and Rural Development has expressed worry about the continuous award of contracts by the government for the implementation of capital projects at the local level.
The Committee said the practice did not empower the technocrats at the local level to monitor the progress of work, leading to poor execution of projects.
Besides, such projects did not mostly address the critical needs of the beneficiaries and defeat the practice of decentralisation.
The committee called for a paradigm shift to all stakeholder involving approach where contracts were awarded with technical inputs of critical partners, including the technocrats at various Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts Assemblies and the beneficiary people.
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The lack of resources and homes for the upkeep of homeless and vulnerable children who have been picked from the streets is a major hurdle undermining the capacity of the various metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) in Accra to rid the capital of child beggars.
Currently, the various offices of the Department of Social Welfare (DSW) at the assemblies lack vehicles to enable officials to move round to pick child beggars from the streets.
Besides, there is currently only one state-operated home for homeless children at Madina Social Welfare, but the facility is not big enough to accommodate many street children.
The lack of resources and homes for the upkeep of homeless and vulnerable children who have been picked from the streets is a major hurdle undermining the capacity of the various metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) in Accra to rid the capital of child beggars.
Currently, the various offices of the Department of Social Welfare (DSW) at the assemblies lack vehicles to enable officials to move round to pick child beggars from the streets.
Besides, there is currently only one state-operated home for homeless children at Madina Social Welfare, but the facility is not big enough to accommodate many street children.
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The Member of Parliament (MP) for Asene-Manso-Akroso in the Eastern Region, Mr George Aboagye, is sponsoring the construction of 30 mechanised boreholes in the Asene-Manso-Akroso District.
The GH¢1.9-million project is expected to solve water problems in 28 communities in the district, including Akyem Asuoso, Batabi, Asanteman, Suponso, Tabita, Mmofram and Anomabo, and will benefit about 30,000 people.
It is being financed through the assembly’s share of the District Assemblies Common Fund and the Responsiveness Factor Grant.
According to him, the boreholes would be ready for use by the end of May this year.
Mr Aboagye disclosed this to the Editor of the Daily Graphic, Mr Kobby Asmah, at Akyem Manso last Saturday.