Women urged to aspire higher
The acting Controller and Accountant-General, Madam Grace Adzroe, has admonished women to take advantage of the prevailing opportunities in the country to acquire the necessary skills and training to position themselves for greater national assignments.
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She indicated that the successes already chalked up by women in various leadership positions in both private and public institutions “must be a source of inspiration to all of us to aspire for greater roles”.
Madam Adzroe was speaking at the inauguration of the Northern Region branch of the Treasury Ladies Association (TRELAS) in Tamale.
She acknowledged the important role women played in the accelerated development of a nation and explained why the 1992 Constitution had placed responsibility on the state to “take all necessary steps so as to ensure the full integration of women into the main stream of economic development of Ghana.”
The accountant-general commended members of the TRELAS for their hard work and steadfastness and advised them to work closely with other relevant bodies to harness their potentials and experiences for their own benefit.
Government’s Commitment
She said the government was committed to the efficient use of national resources for which reason it had initiated various programmes to address the inefficiencies in public financial management systems.
She mentioned the recent commissioned printing site in Tamale to print payroll reports for the three northern regions, which, she observed, had been progressing smoothly.
“The department, in collaboration with MDAs and the Regional Coordinating Council, will soon give access to some selected staff of Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to process some specific transactions such as deletions, postings and transfers in the regions where the printing sites are located,” Madam Adzroe stated.
She added that another key initiative by the department was the implementation of the E-Salary Payment Voucher (E-SPV) system to enable heads of the MDAs/MMDAs to have real time access to the payment vouchers.
The Northern Regional Director of the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department, Mr Daniel Quayson, bemoaned the traditional and social barriers militating against the progress of women.
“These excesses against women can be nipped in the bud through women empowerment and encouragement, and one of the tools is the formation of women groups such as TRELAS to ensure that women have real voice in all institutions,” he observed.
The chairperson of the TRELAS, Ms Paulina Akologo said the formation of the association in the region marked the beginning of the new era of advancement for the members.
She, therefore, called on her colleagues to actively participate in the activities of TRELAS and contribute to its development.