The local government department instructs its staff to serve the public interest

General News of Sunday, January 27, 2019

Source: GNA

2019-01-27

Mr. James Oppong-Mensah, Acting Senior Director of Local Government Services (LGS), said that officials are placed in a position of trust to act in the public interest.

He therefore urged officials to make the public interest of Ghana their ultimate loyalty, expressed through democratic institutions and government.

Mr. Oppong-Mensah said this in a speech read on behalf of Dr. Nana Ato Arthur, chief of the service, at the first conference of the Association of Local Government Administrative Officers (GALGA), who s & # 39; 39 is held in Kumasi, in the Ashanti region.

The theme of the conference was "The Critical Role of the Administrator in Establishing Ghana's Local Governance System for Accelerated National Development".

He stated that the formation of professional badociations was a step in the right direction, which means that it must serve its members in a professional manner, but not to serve as a platform for organizational vigilance.

Mr. Oppong-Mensah stated that the LGS was aware that some of the Service's professionals were habitual late-comers, some coming to work at 10:00 am and leaving at 3:30 pm.

"Some go on weekends on Fridays and come on Monday afternoons, it's not just unprofessional, but it also causes discontent from your bosses that negatively affects your career."

He stated that research had shown that professional badociations could contribute to the high performance of organizations and urged them to choose leaders who would be professional and focused on maintaining the badociation.

Mr. Oppong-Menah stated that prior to 1988, there were 65 metropolitan, municipal and district bademblies and that in 1988, 45 additional bademblies had been created, bringing the number to 110.

"At the present time, we have 254 MMDA and six additional bademblies will be added to make 260 260".

The Chief Executive stated that the LGS is one of Ghana's composite utilities that integrates professionals from different ministries, agencies and departments into its ranks at the Regional Coordination Councils and MDAs.

He stated that the integrated nature of the service was accompanied by its own complications and difficulties, and that this had to be resolved to take into account equity and equal opportunities.

Mr. Oppong-Mensah stated that the LGS Council, at its last meeting, approved a proposal to review the existing service protocols (service schemes, terms of service in the code of conduct, etc.) and that the process would begin early next year with GALGA members being encouraged to take the exercise seriously and make their relevant contributions during the exercise.

"The LGS is also committed to developing the skills of all its professionals by ensuring that its members participate in professional training programs and short courses to improve their abilities."

"The LGS has developed a capacity building framework that, when operational next year, will address most capacity building issues in terms of scope and funding."