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| Govt to make Bodi a model District Assembly in honour of Prof. Ahwoi |
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| Date: 23-Jun-2012 |
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The Government has decided to make the newly created Bodi District Assembly in the Western Region a model assembly in honour of Professor Kwamina Ahwoi for his invaluable contribution towards the nation's decentralization programme.
The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Mr. Samuel
Ofosu Ampofo, announced this at Bodi in the Western Region when he
paid a working visit to the area to acquaint himself with preparations
towards the inauguration of the district on Thursday, June 28.
He explained that the district would be used as a pilot project for
model districts to be established.
Mr. Ofosu Ampofo said the types of buildings and other
infrastructure would form the bases of other model districts. Ahwoi hails from Bodi.
He described Professor Ahwoi, “as the principal architect of the
nation’s decentralisation programme, which started in 1988,” saying he has since developed many principles and a policy of the programme, resulting in massive development in the country especially, in the rural set ups.
He said many politicians in and outside the country had enormously
benefitted from Professor Ahwoi’s initiative and, “it is befitting that
the nation honours such a living legend”.
He said Ghana’s decentralisation programme, had been a model for some
African and Asian countries which had adopted it or were using it in training
their politicians.
He said: “Professor Ahwoi is hailed both in Ghana and abroad as the architect of
the country’s decentralisation programme.
“He is credited with translating decentralisation policy proposals into
legislation as well as transferring functions from historically highly
centralized agencies in the country.
“He was also a key figure in the setting up political structures for
decentralization in Ghana.”
Prof. Ahwoi, who was for several years Minister of Local Government under the Rawlings Administration, is currently a Professor at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public
Administration (GIMPA). He has provided massive support
for the initiatives through a consultative process with the support of
many decentralisation researched policy documents.
When Mr Ofosu-Ampofo inspected facilities for the new assembly later, it was revealed that
infrastructure were almost ready for the smooth takeoff of the new
district, which is also to benefit from this year’s allocation of the
Districts Assemblies Common Fund.
The chiefs and people of the area have also donated one 160 acres of land for the assembly for the development of office and residential accommodation as well as other projects for the District. |
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| Source: GNA |
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