Addo- Kufuor inaugurates assemblies in Upper West

Wechiau (UW), Oct. 30, GNA - Dr Kwame Addo-Kufuor, Minister of Defence on Monday inaugurated a 27-member newly constituted Wa West District Assembly at Wechiau in the Upper West Region.

He read the President's inaugural speech in which he charged the Assembly members to serve their country at the decentralized level of governance in a way that would make their constituents feel they were also participating in the governance of their nation.

He advised the members not to seek their personal interest against the public good and warned that members who used their positions to gain contracts or undue favours from assemblies, would be committing a very serous offence and liable to sanctions.

Dr Addo-Kufuor urged District Chief Executives to discharge their responsibilities creditably in order to convince everybody that they were nominated with the people's interest as the paramount consideration.

Mr Daniel Kuusogno Dari, the district Chief Executive said the Assembly has been allocated a total of 25 billion cedis since 2004 out of which 13.8 billion cedis had been received and expended on programmes aimed at improving the living conditions of the people. These funds, he said came from the District Assemblies' Common Fund, HIPC relief fund, District Wide Assistance Project and the Youth Employment Fund.

Dr Addo-Kufuor also inaugurated the 25-member Wa Municipal Assembly at a well-attended ceremony at Wa during which he read the President's inaugural speech. 30 Oct. 06