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Partner with the private sector to develop the local economy- Vice President

 


The Vice-President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged the Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to partner with the private sector to develop the local economy.

He said "This is to move the MMDAs from provision of essential services to promotion of enabling environment for the private sector to partner with local authorities to develop and sustain businesses, create jobs and reduce poverty through mobilization of local, natural and human resources as well as value addition".

The Vice-President made these remarks at the 21st Biennial National Delegates Conference of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) held at the Great Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.

He said government through the decentralization policy framework included the local economic development as one of the five key pillars of the policy underpinnings of our national decentralization policy and strategy.

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Dr. Bawumia indicated that "Our MMDAs are not only agent of political participation but agent for economic development".

He said the theme of the conference "Building the future together; the role of local authorities" is in line with government vision of "working together, bouncing back together" and that a great responsibility lies with the MMDAs to bring development to our communities.

The Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong in a presentation at the conference highlighted the role of the private sector in bringing development and creating jobs in the various MMDAs through effective Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements.

He mentioned the construction of Integrated Recycling and Compost Plants (IRECOPs) in all 16 regions as a timely project to produce the needed organic fertilizer to boost the agricultural sector.

economy, NALAG, Jospong Group

He said "the on-going Russia and Ukraine war has placed global demand for fertilizer and it is worth noting that a local Ghanaian company is building capacity to provide our fertilizer needs".

The President of NALAG, Hon. Bismark Baisie Nkum explained the role of the association as an advocacy group which influences government policies for an effective local governance.

He called on government to consider allocating 5% of the electronic levy to be paid to the district Assemblies common fund and amend the 1992 constitution to elect presiding members by simple majority.

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