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By Alexander Nyarko Yeboah, GNA
Ningo Prampram July 16, GNA – The Ningo
The Prampram District Assembly (NiPDA) was the subject of a social audit to evaluate
the effectiveness of its activities in local communities.
The exercise, which is led by the community
the evaluation involves the verification of the projects carried out by the Assembly and the verification of
the ground to know if these projects are well executed.
S addressing the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on
Thursday after the presentation of the report of the audit committee, Ningo
Prampram District (DCE) Director General Jonathan Teye Doku suggested that
the exercise was important and that the badembly would continue to give the
all the support they needed to evaluate the work of the Assembly.
Mr. Doku said, "I think it's important,
because we have received resources to undertake projects in the district,
It is important to let others evaluate the work you do. We are supposed
be responsible to the people we serve. So, get some comments on what
we have or have not helped to develop the policies and projects of the Assembly
starts. "
The WFD indicated that the leadership of the Assembly
could not be the repository of all wisdom and knowledge, so it was prudent to
always engage people determine
"What were their interests, what they needed, what we implemented, what
are the challenges, what we did well, what we did wrong, etc. "
Reacting to some observations with
faults in the facilities they visited, Mr Doko observed that
The badembly will hold the contractors responsible for any defects.
He said, "There was always a defect
period of responsibility. If the contractor delivers the facilities to the Assembly, he
is in the six month period that we are looking for some of these things. This
That's why we do not pay the total amount; ten percent for retention until we are
satisfied that everything was complete. "
The WFD stated that the doors of the NiPDA were
always open to such exercises, especially when the Assembly had nothing to
hide, as this will only improve the quality of deliveries.
The focal person for the social audit
Ms. Zubaida Damago, said that before, it was the Assembly.
who went to the community to inspect ongoing projects, "But this time they
give citizens the power to ask questions and to check if the Assembly
had actually done what he said he had done. "
Ms. Damago, who is also responsible for development
Planning Manager of the NiPDA, said that the Assembly, which was the first to
exercise, supported the audit committee in its work and ensured that
that the exercise went well.
She said, "We made the decision of the Assembly.
development plan and got the annual action plan, and in terms of action, we
obtained the activities, which had percentages of implementation.
But to find out if really what they said
in the action plan was a reflection of what was on the ground we took the
progress report that told you what was happening on the ground. "
The focal person stated that the committee had decided
of health, education and agriculture, and in these sectors they have taken
project each under the sectors, which were a teachers' bungalow, a CHPS
compound and an agricultural project.
According to the report of the Committee, the Six
The unit teachers' bungalow was 96% completed but was not connected to electricity
and water supplies, a situation that exceeds the Assembly, since the NiPDA had
applied to the appropriate areas for supply and was still waiting.
The CHPS compound was also 96% complete and
was actually used although it was not officially released to health
authorities.
On agriculture, the 40 participants who have
were selected attended the program and the committee saw their returns.
"It encouraged more women to go to
firm, especially because after training a woman has won the best farmer of the
District. Others wanted to join the exercise and advocated for more of this kind.
programs to organize, "said Ms. Zubaida.
The audit committee that initiated the
The exercise consisted of the focal person of the Assembly, two persons from
community organizations and two queen mothers of Ningo and Prampram
Traditional advice.
GNA
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