President won't be at Tamale Town Hall Meeting

President Atta Mills won't be going to Tamale for Town Hall Meeting

Listen to Mr Mahama Ayariga© Copyright myjoyonline

It has been confirmed that President Mills will not personally address the maiden Town Hall Meeting slated for Wednesday in Tamale.

“Unfortunately, I think there is some wrong impression that the president is going to be at the Town Hall Meeting personally,” the Presidential Spokesperson, Mahama Ayariga, told Joy FM's Super Morning Show hosted by Evans Mensah on Tuesday.

The Town Hall Meeting is meant for people within a particular locality to meet collectively to discuss matters concerning their towns and districts, and work with government representatives at that level to plan budgets and allocate resources.

He however noted that some officials from the Office of the President, including himself (Ayariga), would be attending the programme.

The Presidential Spokesperson assured that at the appropriate time, if the president gets the opportunity, he would attend some of the Town Hall Meetings, but “it is not the case that the president will attend every Town Hall Meeting”.

He urged all and sundry, especially members of the opposition New Patriotic Party, who are asking for police protection before attending the meeting, to participate and ensure that their concerns and suggestions are aired to better the situation in the assembly.

Mr Ayariga promised to meet the leadership and members of the NPP youth in Tamale to assure them of adequate protection and allay their fears.

The Town Hall Meeting is a clone of the People's Assembly under the erstwhile Kufuor administration to deepen local participation in governance.

Story by Isaac Essel
Myjoyonline / Ghana