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Be committed to change negative perceptions- Newly recruited Local Gov’t Service Staff told
The newly recruited Local Government Service Staff in group picture with management of the service
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Seth Kwame Acheampong has urged newly recruited local government service staff to work in the spirit of commitment to change the negative perceptions of society about the roles of assemblies in the country.
He said society has had such negative perceptions about the assembly mainly due to how some service staff performed their roles in the delivery of services to clients’ dissatisfaction.
“We are faced with the challenges of changing the negative perceptions of society about the roles of assemblies since we believe that most of us gathered here entered the public service out of a genuine desire to help make a difference,” he said.
Mr Acheampong whose speech was read on his behalf by the Eastern Regional Chief Director of the Local Government Service, Mr John Donkor, at an orientation programme held in Koforidua for recently recruited Local Government Service Staff, urged them to be committed to the job and work as a team to attain the goals and objectives of the service to change the face of the service and better serve their clients.
394 personnel were taken through the orientation to enable them adjust to their new work environment and better understand and appreciate the Local Government Service and working procedures.
The Minister stated that in contemporary times, Local authorities face pressure from clients to improve upon service delivery “by being focused, transparent, accountable, effective, efficient, professional and responsive to the needs of society,”
For that reason, he stated the need for the local government staff to live up to the expectations of key stakeholders and called on the new ones to contribute to maintaining a good reputation for the service as they represented the new face of the public service.
The Regional Minister also called on the staff of the Local Government Service to consider the service in its national essence, commit fully and remain abreast with the mechanisms associated with their work to affect the realization of the vision and mandate of the service.
“I will urge all new recruits to imbibe technical knowledge to take on their roles effectively as technocrats’ bureaucrats in the various Municipal and District Assemblies in the region,” he said.
The Regional Head of the Department of Human Resource of the Eastern Regional Coordinating Council, Mr Cyril Dzinyanu Xatse commended the Office of the Head of the Local Government Service for augmenting the staff strength of the region and also thanked the 33 Municipal Assemblies in the region for their continuous support.
He urged the new officers to be diligent in the discharge of their duties while they take into consideration the tenets of the Public Service professionalism.
From Ama Tekyiwaa Ampadu Agyeman, Koforidua
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GEXIM deepens relations with US EXIM Bank
A management team of the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) led by the Acting Chief Executive, Sylvester Mensah met with the leadership of the Export–Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) on Wednesday April 23, 2025 in Washington DC, United States of America.
The Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM, Mr. James C. Cruse and Vice President, International Relations, Ms. Isabel Galdiz received the GEXIM delegation, which included Deputy CEO for Banking, Mr. Moses Klu Mensah and Head of International Cooperation, Mr. Jonathan Christopher Koney at the headquarters of US EXIM.
The meeting offered the GEXIM team the opportunity to share the strategic direction of the Bank in line with the resetting agenda of the President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for the repositioning of the Ghanaian economy into an export-led one by providing the requisite investment to Ghanaian businesses.
Mr. James C. Cruse expressed US EXIM’s eagerness to deepen its existing relations with GEXIM and proposed the signing of a new Cooperative Framework Agreement following the expiration of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019 to utilize US EXIM’s medium term loan guarantees to procure machinery by GEXIM for qualified Ghanaian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
Mr.Sylvester Mensah thanked the Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM for hosting the GEXIM delegation and reaffirmed the Ghanaian government’s commitment to strengthening trade and investment between Ghana and its global partners for economic transformation of Ghana with GEXIM playing a pivotal role.
The two teams will be meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 US EXIM Annual Conference on 29th and April 30, 2025 to explore possible areas of collaboration and matching Ghanaian businesses to American companies. The meeting ended with an exchange of gifts.
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Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation –Pres.Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over the misuse of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) for personal financial gain by individuals in leadership positions.
Speaking during a meeting with Chief Executives of specified entities under the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) on Thursday, March 13, the President directly attributed the dire state of SOEs to their leadership, accusing chief executives, management teams, and governing boards of prioritising personal enrichment over organisational efficiency.
He pointed to bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures as factors draining public funds while SOEs continue to rely on government bailouts.
“Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation by appointees. The chief executives, management, and boards of these enterprises are responsible for this situation. Some SOEs have become perennial loss-makers, draining public funds with bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures while relying on government bailouts as if entitled to them. Many of these entities are at their lowest point in the entire history of the Fourth Republic,” he said.
President Mahama further noted that many SOEs have been plagued by inefficiencies, corruption, and mismanagement, leading to consistent financial losses. He cited the 2023 State Ownership Report by the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), which highlighted systemic inefficiencies and wasteful expenditures within these entities.
He therefore reaffirmed his commitment to reforming under-performing SOEs and ensuring they serve national interests.
He warned that loss-making SOEs will no longer be tolerated and will either be merged, privatised, or closed.
“I will assess you based on your performance. If you do not align with the pace of the reset agenda, you may be asked to step aside. If that adds to the horror movie, so be it,” he added.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
