Local authorities urged to prioritize information dissemination

The General Secretary of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), Mr. Kokro Amankwaah, has urged local authorities to prioritize information dissemination in their activities.

He made the call at the opening of a three-day training workshop on project management for members of working groups from the Tema Metropolitan, Atebubu-Amantin, and Kwahu West municipalities under the Partnership for Municipal Innovations-Women in Local Leadership (PMI-WILL) project in the Eastern Regional capital, Koforidua.

The project, which also benefits the Nandom Municipality in the Upper West Region and the Saboba District in the Northern Region, aims to increase the participation of women in leadership and decision-making in local governance and to enhance the capacity of local authorities to deliver gender-responsive services for women, girls, children, and other marginalized groups.

Mr. Amankwaah expressed concern over the apparent communication gap between local authorities and the public.

“Having been an assembly member and a Presiding Member for a number of years, I know the assemblies are doing a lot. Our problem is that our people are unaware of the numerous things that we are doing, and so the time has come for us to concentrate on the dissemination of information to our people,” he said.

He urged local authorities to use all available communication channels to ensure the public is aware of developments in their localities. He emphasized that this is key to building mutual relationships between local authorities and their constituents.