AMA PM picks nomination forms to contest NALAG Presidency

                                  Picture: Mr. Alfred Adjei receiving the nomination forms

Mr Alfred Asiedu Adjei, popularly known as ‘Paa Joe’, picked his nomination forms to officially kick start the process to lead the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) as President.

 

Mr Adjei who was in the company of scores of excited supporters made up of Assembly members and Presiding members, family members, and friends across the country was presented with the nomination forms at the secretariat of NALAG on Wednesday by the Research Manager, Jerry Sheriff Amarh. 

 

Paa Joe who is also the Presiding Member (PM) for the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) will need a simple majority of delegates from Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana to endorse his candidature as President of NALAG in the upcoming election slated for June 1st to June 3rd, 2022.

 

Speaking to the media after picking the nomination forms at the NALAG secretariat on Wednesday, Paa Joe pledged to build a new NALAG with a   unifying force to improve the welfare of Assembly members and advocate for an enhanced remuneration and equal ex-gratia for Assembly Members. 

 

According to the 3-time PM of the AMA who holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Ghana, the time for NALAG to elect its own President was now adding that he was the preferred candidate to promote the welfare of members of the Association. 

 

Paa Joe promised to pursue an agenda to create additional resource channels to enhance the welfare of assembly members and facilitate local government programmes and projects in the country.

 

He also expressed commitment to establishing sister-city relations and facilitating capacity building programmes to meet the demands of the ever-changing dynamics of local government.

 

He appealed to delegates to vote massively for him as he promised to serve with competence, humility and integrity.

 

"When we had our very own as president during President Kufuor’s regime, we saw the transformation and how the issues of welfare were topmost on NALAG agenda, but what is the story today, nothing to write home about... It is time we rally round our own to restore the dignity of the Association," he said. 

 

#BorlaInDrainsMustStopNow to prevent flooding in Accra- Mayor Sackey

                                                    Mayor Elizabeth Kwatsoe Sackey

 

Mayor of Accra, Hon Elizabeth Kwatsoe Sackey has urged women to champion a crusade against the dumping of refuse into drains which is a contributory factor to the perennial flooding in the city.

 

According to her, women play a pivotal role in maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in their communities and as primary cooks, caregivers, and shoppers among others, they must take up the responsibility of cleaning their environment by engaging in good sanitation practices and educating their households to improve sanitary conditions and hygiene in their various communities.

 

 

The Mayor of Accra said this at a workshop organised by the AMA and the Rotary Club in Accra to empower Queen mothers for sustainable community development as part of activities to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 70^th year as a Monarch and Head of the Commonwealth. 

 

 

"Women are crucial agents of change and I want to urge all women to make critical contributions, take charge of their immediate space and help us make Accra clean so we can all live in and love it!," She said. 

 

 

The Mayor who also used the occasion to launch a campaign to fight the dumping of refuse in drains dubbed the #BolaInDrainsMustStopNow stressed the need to empower and encourage women leaders in communities, especially Queen mothers who play key developmental roles in society to help address societal challenges including sanitation and climate change as a whole. 

 

"We possess the ideas and leadership skills to solve them. We are built to take on challenges, and we have the influence to make that difference. From handling sanitation issues in our communities and areas of leadership to promoting child education and to assisting in our economic empowerment. We can make things better and its time to use all that influence and power to do these and more," she said. 

 

 

She expressed the AMA's commitment to work with women to bring solutions to the issues that plague communities with a focus on sanitation, transportation, energy, education, and security among others. 

 

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Enterprise Agency in a presentation on equipping young women to be entrepreneurs to compete in the business sector admonished women to keep records of their business transactions and activities. 

 

President of the Greater Accra Market Women Association, who spoke to the media after the event said, it was the responsibility of individuals and market women to clean the markets and dispose of their refuse properly. 

 

A member of the Queens Platinum Beacons Committee, PAG Jack Dotsey, said that the Rotary Club was committed to supporting sustainable community development adding that the program was aimed at empowering women as well as building the capacity of queen mothers to enhance their knowledge to foster development in the communities.

AMA Presiding Member engages NALAG delegates in seven regions ahead of election: outlines agenda to improve welfare of assembly members

 

Hon. Alfred Asiedu Adjei, Presiding Member,AMA

Mr Alfred Asiedu Adjei popularly known as ‘Paa Joe’, a National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) presidential hopeful, has pledged to pursue an agenda to create additional resource channels to improve the welfare of members of the association to facilitate local government programs and projects in the country. 

Paa Joe who is a 3-time Presiding Member (PM) of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and a two-term elected assemblyman for the Avenor Electoral Area, made the promise when he held an engagement with Assembly members in seven (7) regions namely Oti, Volta, Savannah, Northern, North East, Upper East, and Upper West Regions, during a campaign tour last week.

The NALAG election, which had been delayed for over a year, is finally expected to come off from June 1st to June 3rd, 2022.

According to him, he would restructure and pursue an agenda to make NALAG attractive both locally and internationally to safeguard the welfare of Hon. members.

Mr Adjei in his 7 points agenda for the progress of NALAG pledged to ensure that the core vision, mission, aims, and objectives of NALAG were carried out effectively and timeously with the collaboration of all members, as well as serve with competence, humility and integrity, among others.

The AMA Presiding member added that his vision as NALAG President hopefully was to improve the welfare of members of NALAG, advocate for an enhanced remuneration and equal ex-gratia for Assembly Members, and facilitate sister-city relationships with cities across the globe. 

Hon. Alfred Adjei is also expected to wrap up his campaign tour with a visit to Eastern, Central, Western, and Western North Regions ahead of the NALAG election.

Accra City Hall re-opens for business with safety protocols

An event which was held at the Kinbu Gardens of City Hall with strict adherence to safety protocols

The ultra-modern City Hall of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has reopened for public events amid strict adherence to all safety protocols to ensure total safety of staff and events patrons.

According to the Head of Public Relations of the AMA, Gilbert Ankrah, Listening Bureau, facility managers had put in place effective measures to secure the safety of all users of the facility some of which include the provision of handwashing facilities and sanitizers and spacious meeting rooms.

 " Handwashing facilities have been provided at the entrance to compel visitors and staff to wash their hands before entering the facility with strict adherence to the Nose Mask, no entry policy. We have a dedicated officer who is mandated to check the body temperature of all entrants, hand sanitizer have also been placed at vantage points within the facility and at all entrances to meeting rooms to ensure frequent sanitizing of hands. We also have educational materials on COVID- 19 preventive protocols pasted on doors and walls to constantly remind staff and users of the facility to adhere accordingly. On issues of social distancing, our meeting and conference rooms are very spacious to accommodate sizable occupants," he said.

“On the other hand, the facility managers ensure that the offices and meeting rooms are continuously disinfected and cleaned. We also ensure that details of all persons who patronize the city hall are recorded to aid any form of contact tracing...  An isolation room has been set up to single out occupants who may show signs and symptoms of COVID- 19," he added.

Front view of the ultra-modern Accra City Hall 

The ultra-modern Accra City Hall which had served as an event centre for conferences, seminars, training, weddings, trade fairs since April 2020, was closed to public events due to the Covid-19 pandemic and government ban on social gathering. Since its launch in 2018, it has hosted over 100 events some of which include Accra Music Expo, Homowo Homecoming Festival, Women’s Expo 2019, Bank of Africa Ghana Shareholders meeting among others.

To book your event, call the hotline 0264548764.

COVID-19 :Wearing of face masks made mandatory in Accra

As part of measures to contain and prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the Greater Accra Region, the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has made it mandatory for the general public to wear a nose mask in public.

In a press release signed and approved by the Regional Minister, Ishmael Ashitey, the directive was arrived at after an emergency meeting on Wednesday, April 22.

Below is the full statement:

MILLENNIUM MARATHON 2015 OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN ACCRA

The Marathon Legend and Race Director for the Millennium Marathon 2015,Haile Gebrselassie addressing the audience at the event

Minister for Youth and Sports, Hon. Mahama Ayariga launching the website for the millennium marathon event

Dr. Okoe Vanderpuije launching the event officially

Hon. Dr. Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije,Mayor of the Capital City of Ghana,Accra

THE EVENT IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 6,2015 IN ACCRA.

JOCELYN DUMAS STORMS KANESHIE MARKET WITH XCHOLERA CAMPAIGN