Since 1988, Ghana has been operating the decentralized system of development with the District Assembly as the planning authority expected to initiate and coordinate the processes of planning, programming, budgeting and implementation of district plans, programmes and projects.
The District Assemblies and their constituent organs are also mandated to carry out medium and long term planning that include integration of population policies and issues as they pertain to the needs of particular districts and communities.
Commercial banks operating in the Wa Municipality in the Upper West Region, have for the past one week been flooded with students from the University for Development Studies (UDS), Wa campus making it extremely difficult for workers to collect their August salaries.
Chairman of the Sissala West District Census Implementation Committee, says the delay in the release of logistics and funds to the districts can affect the smooth take-off of the 2010 population and housing census.
The Sissala West District Director of Health Services says lack of residential accommodation for health workers in the district is affecting the quality of healthcare delivery in the area.
The Upper West Regional Minister, Alhaji Issahaku Salia, has commended the management of Kaleo Ahmadiyya Muslim Hospital for their hard work and commitment towards quality health delivery in the Region.
Maalsun Association, a United Kingdom based group interested in promoting education in northern Ghana, has adopted Goli Roman Catholic Primary School in the Nadowli District to help meet challenges confronting the delivery of quality education in the school.
The Lambussie/Karni District Chief Executive, Mr Clement Benin has urged assembly members to place premium on the nurturing and safeguarding of the security of their people.
The Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, Mr Kale Cezar, has advised District Assemblies to invest their Internally Generated Funds (IGF) on visible projects as a motivator for people to honour their tax obligations.
Mr George Smith-Graham Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), has assured workers that the Commission and its stakeholders would resolve all issues and concerns of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOSAG) before moving them onto the Single Spine.
Mr Seidu Tungbani, Wa West District Chief Executive (DCE), has appealed to aspiring Assembly members to be decent and tolerant in their campaigns towards this year’s District Assembly elections slated for October, 2010.
The Management of the Wa Islamic Hospital has appealed to government to help the hospital to acquire a license to establish a Nursing Training School to help train more nurses.
