Dormaa West DCE engages communities for development purpose

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Dormaa West, Hon. Francis Kwadwo Oppong together with the Technocrats at the Assembly embarked on a public hearing in two communities in the District,  namely,  Yaakrom and Krakrom to ascertain developmental ideas from stakeholders. This engagement is dubbed “the people’s Assembly

Dormaa West DCE engages communities for development purpose
Dormaa West DCE engages communities for development purpose

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Dormaa West, Francis Kwadwo Oppong together with the Technocrats at the Assembly has  embarked on a public hearing in two communities in the District,  namely,  Yaakrom and Krakrom to ascertain developmental ideas from stakeholders. This engagement is dubbed “the people’s Assembly”.

The people's Assembly paved the way for the inhabitants and Opinion leaders in the aforementioned  communities to put their needs in a hierarchical manner , if they are to make a choice from a scale of preference  before the DCE and the District  Assembly.

This was in line with the National Development  Agenda which requires  Metropolitan,  Municipal  and District  Assemblies (MMDAs) in accordance  with  the National Development Planning Act 1994(Act 480) to prepare a four year Medium Term Development Plans (MTDPs) to deal with some patterning challenges facing the assemblies.

This strategy is as part of government’s effort to ensure the full participation of the community folks in governance and to strengthen the local assemblies.

Engaging the stakeholders from the two communities, Yaakrom and Krakrom, the DCE, Hon. Francis Kwadwo Oppong addressed  some Identified key issues in the communities that arises  from, Economic and  Social Development , Environmental and Human settlement, Emergency Planning and Response .

He charged the stakeholders to ensure their full commitment in ensuring development of the District.

He said “ the purpose of this engagement is to know the needs of the residents so we can address them accordingly”. “The Akuffo  Addo led administration is committed in ensuring the the people’s government and not the old way of imposing projects on residents that will not be beneficial to them “, he added

Mr. Francis Oppong however thanked the people  for the warm reception and assured them of the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo's quest to developing the Nation and the various districts , including  Dormaa West.