Dr Nana Ato Arthur addressing some assembly members during the visit
HEAD OF the Local Government Service, Dr Nana Ato Arthur, has paid working visits to seven district assemblies in the Ashanti Region.
The visits form part of a nationwide familiarization tour to assemblies, designed to enable him to interact with staff and find out information on their work and share his vision with them.
The assemblies visited were Asante Akim Central, Ejisu-Juaben, Asokore Mampong, Bekwai, Obuasi Municipal as well as Asante Akim South and Asante Akim North.
In his interaction with the staff, Dr Ato Arthur raised a number of issues and informed officers about the ongoing staff reshuffle, which is to improve the performance of the assemblies.
He also mentioned the poor performances of most of the assemblies in the area of revenue mobilization and urged them to have realistic revenue forecasts and projections, using reliable data, and institute measures to plug ‘revenue and financial leakages’ for improved revenue mobilization.
The head of the Service commended assemblies which introduced the electronic biometric clocking devices to check lateness and absenteeism, adding that it was important for them (assemblies) to be security conscious and put in place measures to eliminate theft, waste and misuse of resources.
He stressed the need for them to prioritise the training of staff with a little portion of their Internally Generated Funds to build their capacities and skills to improve productivity.
Dr Ato Arthur charged the staff to strive for excellence in service delivery and rally behind the new chief executives to succeed.
The chief executives commended Dr Arthur for the visit and reiterated their commitment to adhere to the Policy Frameworks of the Service and the judicious use of resources available.
Since his appointment, the Head of Service has met the Coordinating Directors of the 10 Regional Coordinating Councils and the key staff members of the Local Government Service.
He was accompanied by the Chief Director, Mr. Joseph Dasanah, and some senior officers of the Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS).
Caption: Dr Nana Ato Arthur addressing some assembly members during the visit