Wa, Nov. 21, GNA – Two committees; the Regional Programme Steering Committee (RPSC) and the Regional Programme Management Unit (RPMU) have been inaugurated to ensure the implementation of the Lands Administration Project Two (LAP 2) in the Upper West Region.
The RPSC is made up of 16 members while the RPMU consist of five members including the Regional Lands Officer, the Regional Town and Country Planning Officer, the Regional Stool Lands Officer and a representative each from the Regional House of Chiefs and the Judiciary.
Mr. Joseph Abandoh-Sam, the Regional Lands Officer, during the inauguration of the two committees on Monday at Wa, explained that the RPMU had the responsibility of managing all LAP Projects while the RPSC would play a supervisory responsibility over the implementation of the project.
Mr. Abandoh-Sam, who is also the Regional LAP Coordinator and a member of both committees, said the RPSC would be meeting quarterly to review the progress of ongoing LAP 2 projects in the region.
Mr. David Yakubu, the Chief Director at the Regional Coordinating Council noted that LAP 1 was highly centralized resulting in shortfalls that were identified during the evaluation.
He said LAP 2, which had been decentralized, was aimed at addressing the shortfalls that characterized the implementation of LAP 1.
Mr. Yakubu, who was also a member of the RPSC, cautioned members of the committees not to allow the project to be hijacked by as if it were a project for the Wa Municipality alone.
Should that happen, he said, the purpose for which the project was decentralized would be defeated.
Mr Yakubu said the Upper West Region had always remained at the top in the management of similar projects in the past and called on members of the committees to put in more effort in the management of the current project to enable the region maintain its top position.
He also asked them to ensure the elimination of all land disputes in the region to attract investors to the region.
Naa Sohiwmininye Danaah Gorre II, President of the Upper West Regional House of Chiefs and member of the RPSC, pledged that he and his colleagues would work hard to ensure the success of the project in the region.
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