Offinso North NDC embarks on education programme

Nkenkaasu, (Ashanti Region) 15 March '99

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has embarked on a programme to educate its members in the Offinso North constituency to equip them in explaining government policies and programmes to their neighbours. The programme seeks to eradicate misinformation and misconceptions about policies of the NDC government. At a forum at Nkenkaasu on Saturday, Mr Benjamin Brefo, Offinso District Chief Executive, announced that the district assembly had spent 53 million cedis to provide office accommodation for the Nkenkaasu Town Council. The DCE said local government structures were the only option for accelerated development, so the assembly was committed to providing logistics and personnel to ensure their smooth take-off. Mr Brefo urged party members to get actively involved at all levels to ensure that the decentralisation concept gains roots. They should strive to explain the merits of the Value Added Tax (VAT) to their neighbours. Mr S. O. Tawiah, the Constituency Organiser, observed that three pavilions at Nkenkaasu, constructed by the government had now been clad at the cost of 15 million cedis.