The District Director of National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba of the Savannah Region, Mr Issahaku Lonsina is asking Ghanaians to elect competent Assembly Members and Unit Committee Members, in the upcoming District Assembly elections.
According to him, electing members with competence and integrity was one sure way to bringing development to the local communities.
Speaking to Yagbon News on Thursday, December 14, 2023, Mr Lonsina urged Ghanaians to take active part in the activities of the assemblies.
Although enthusiasm in District Assembly elections continues to dwindle the NCCE boss believes elected members could restore hope in the people when they deliver on their mandate.
He noted that the assemblies were the pivot around which development evolved, adding that the assemblies build social infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, provision of potable drinking water and address sanitation issues.
Mr Lonsina urged Assembly and Unit Committee members to consider the interest of their constituents at all times, so that their mandate could be renewed at elections.
Elected Assembly and Unit Committee members are key partners in the decentralisation process as they represent their areas in the assemblies.
The Assembly members often lobby for projects and seek funding to undertake activities that benefited their community.
The Electoral Commission ( EC) has set Tuesday, December 19, 2023 for the 2023 District Level Elections (DLE).
The tenure of serving Assembly Members, who were elected in 2019, will expire in December this year, necessitating the election of new Assembly Members for the next four years.
Source: yagbonradioonline
