Govt starts regional town hall meetings, exhibitions

The government has started an accountability exercise to showcase its infrastructural developments in the various regions of the country.

It will also use the period to engage citizens to take feedback on governance. Dubbed the “Regional Town Hall Meetings and Exhibition,” it will run on the theme, “Regional Revitalisation: Government’s Commitment to Growth, Development, and Prosperity”.

The first edition has taken place in the Greater Accra Region and it attracted a diverse audience, including government officials, youth groups, union representatives, and community leaders. 

The discussions covered key sectors such as health care, infrastructure and economic empowerment, with government appointees providing answers to pressing questions from journalists and the public.

Key government officials presented updates on various projects and engaged directly with the public.

Greater Accra

One of the key features of the event was the exhibition centre, where all 29 districts within the Greater Accra Region showcased their respective projects and initiatives.

 Various assemblies in the Greater Accra Region showcasing their projects

It provided a platform for local governments to highlight their contributions to regional development and allowed citizens to gain a deeper understanding of the progress being made at the grass-roots level.

The initiative will culminate in a national forum, where feedback and recommendations from all regions will be consolidated and presented to the government for implementation.

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Titus Glover, provided an update on the developmental projects undertaken so far, saying the government had achieved a lot within the region and was bent on completing projects that have been stalled.

“We are committed to improving the lives of our citizens through strategic infrastructural development. From roads and bridges to schools and hospitals, we are building a future where every Ghanaian can thrive,” Mr Glover said.

Strategy

The Minister of Information, Fatimatu Abubakar, who opened the forum, said the town hall meetings were part of the government’s strategy to account to Ghanaians what it had been able to achieve in the past seven and half years.

“Our goal is to create a government that listens, responds and acts in the best interest of its people. These town hall meetings are a step towards achieving that vision.

 We are building a future where every Ghanaian feels included and empowered to contribute to our nation’s growth,” she said.

She said in the next few weeks, the ministry would visit the remaining 15 regions, to further engage citizens and collate feedback on government projects and policies to aid the government in the delivery of its projects. 

Economic interventions

The Minister of Finance, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, provided an in-depth analysis of the government’s economic interventions. He said even in the wake of global economic crises, the government was putting measures in place to rebound the Ghanaian economy.

“Despite the global economic challenges, our administration has managed to stabilise the local currency, reduce inflation, and achieve a trade surplus.

We are projecting a growth rate of 3.4 per cent by the end of 2024, a testament to our resilient economic strategies,” Dr Amin Adam emphasised.