Ga Central swears in 25 unit c’ttee members
Twenty-five unit committee members have been sworn into office by the Ga Central Municipal Assembly (GCMA) with a call on them to serve as the link between the assembly and the people.
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The members are made up of five representatives from the five electoral areas; Awoshie, Anyaa, Ablekuma, Santa Maria and Sowutuom. They were sworn into office by a Magistrate court judge, Ms Mercy Kotei.
It was chaired by a former assembly member of Sowutuom, Mr Abdallah Sluaib Williams.
Members of the committee
The committee members are Florence Ampiah, Fanny Aba Appiah, Frank Amaning, Catherine Myne, Edem A. Asamoah, Gabruek J. Baffo, Kwasi Owusu, Samuel K. Dadzie, Elizabeth Aryee and Felix Amposah.
Others are Juliana Owusu, Mercy Amoako Sackey, Nathaniel Kwadwo, Ernest Oppong, Douglas Kodaah, Thomas Boaten Sarpong, Ali Adam, Jones Boafo Oteng, George Konadu and Ama Konadu. The rest are Owusu Adjei, Ike L. H. M. Quarshie, Noel Nartey and Benjamin Korle.
MCE cautions
The Municipal Chief Executive of the GCMA, Mr Aristo Aryee, who presided over the ceremony, cautioned the members not to be lackadaisical in their work. Per the 1992 Constitution, Mr Aryee said they were supposed to serve as the liaison between the assembly and the electorate and vice versa.
According to him, previous unit committee members relaxed on their duties, which made the work of the assembly members difficult.
“As unit committee members, you are the direct link between the assembly and the people, so you must always ensure that you carry out your duties with due diligence,” he said.
He further called on them to cooperate with the municipality to bring development to the people in the area. In the meantime, the MCE stated that the assembly was also carrying out sensitisation exercises to educate the electorate to demand accountability from their assembly and unit committee members.
We’ll work as a group
In his acceptance speech after he was elected chairman of the committee, Mr Williams promised to work together with the other members for the progress of the municipality.
“We’ll work hand in hand with the assembly members so that the people come be brought on board in the activities of the municipality,” he said.