All the thirty-eight (38) newly created districts will commence work today [Thursday].
The Deputy Local Government Minister, Augustine Collins Ntim, told OTECNEWS that all is set for the inauguration of the new districts later this morning.
He added that the assemblies will operate from temporary office spaces provided by the government.
He however noted that there is a plan to get them to operate from permanent office spaces.
“We are going to inaugurate the assemblies through the temporary office space that we have identified, and going forward we are going to have permanent administration blocks. We’ve managed to put in place all the key staff in the various assemblies,” he said.
Our reporter Emmanuel Asiamh is at Tafo for the news Municipal Assembly.
Parliament in 2017 passed a bill to allow the creation of the new districts, which the Local Government Ministry said at the time, will help bring development closer to the people.
Otecnews’ Reporter Oppong Agyarko is also at Asokwa for the the inauguration.
Meanwhile some 67 officials serving at the Local government set-up have been transferred to the newly created District Assemblies, to assume the role of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Coordinating Directors (MMDCDs), effective Monday 2nd April, 2018.
Naasei Sikapah is our reporter at Barekese
A letter sighted by otecfmghana.com from the Office of the Head of Local Government Service(OHLGS) and signed by its Head, Ing. Dr. Nana Ato Arthur directed the affected officers to report to their new post by March 15, 2018 for the inauguration of the assemblies.
Source: otecfmghana.com
