Ada NCCE Engaged Matsekope Community In Social Auditing
The Greater Accra Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Madam Lucille Hewlett Annan has engaged the community dwallers of Maysekope at Ada West in the Greater Accra Region in “Social Auditing” to ensure they get what goes into projects due their communities.
Madam Hewlett Annan entreated the chiefs and the people of Maysekope to own projects that come to their communities by duty bearers to ensure they receive quality Infrastructure that meet their pressing needs.
According to her, Ghanaians must hold duty bearers accountable by asking questions pertaining to the project sums involve, quality of the project among others things of importance.
The Greater Accra NCCE Regional Director made the assertion when the Ada West District office of the Institution was engaging the residents of Matsekope under the Social Auditing programme on the theme: “Citizens For Transparency and Accountability”.
This Social Auditing Engagements seeks to build upon the gains made in the previous exercise.
It was also aimed at promoting good governance in Ghana by reducing corruption and improving accountability and compliance with the rule of law.
The Greater Accra Regional NCCE Director, Madam Lucille Hewlett Annan in her address, said the community must define and apportion roles and responsibilities for individuals and groups to perform in the implementation of the community-initiated projects or actions to address the identified initiatives.
She stated that good governance involves making decisions and implementing the decisions in a manner that is participatory.
She said a committee put in place or focal persons are selected to pursue the implementation process and also provide feedback to the larger community on progress being made.
On his part, the Ada West NCCE District Director, Philemon Boni stressed the importance of the Social Auditing programme Organised by the NCCE with support from ARAP and the European Union which promotes community ownership of developmental projects and polices.
This he indicated that it increases awareness of the operation of the Local Government and empowering the citizenry to demand accountability from duty bearers.
He added that Social Auditing also offers a stage for public education and encourages the community members to take up particular challenges their communities are facing and in unity they help find solutions to those problems from within and outside.
Mr. Boni assured the Chiefs and the people of the readiness of the NCCE to support the Matsekope community with ideas and the necessary skills that will be needed to their projects’ success.
He also urged a committee inaugurated to pursue for the implementation of a teachers quarters to be accountable to the community and take every project in the community seriously.
The Stool Father of Matsekope, Numo Eben Adjovu, lauded NCCE for the such a programme, Social Auditing which has been an eye opener for the people and he hopes that anytime they have bothering issues concerning governance they know where to go for education.
He pledged his support for the newly Inaugurated committee in their bid to finding resolution to challenges that might confront them. The Stool Father also promised help in getting teacher’s quarters in Matsekope community.
The National Commission for Civic Education, NCCE, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders have organised various sensitization engagements for the citizenry under the Accountability, Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme(ARAP).
The engagements reached out to identifiable groups to deepen their understanding of issues relating to Corruption, its forms, negative effects and linkages with human rights, Whistle Blower Act and environmental governance.
To consolidate the gains made in the sensitization efforts, social auditing platforms were undertaken nationwide in 2019 to deepen public accountability in Ghana.
Eight member committee was setup and inaugurated by The Greater Accra Regional NCCE Director of the NCCE, Madam Lucille Hewlett Annan for the building of teacher’s quarters for teachers in Matsekope community.
By: Paul Mamattah
