The Executives of the Association of Retired District Coordinating Directors (ARDCoD) called on the Hon. Minister-Designate for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, to formally introduce the Association to the Ministry.
According to the President of ARDCoD, Mr. Kenneth Osman, the Association is incorporated under the Company Act. 2019 (Act 992) and the current membership stands at 85, made up of retirees who served as Chief Directors and Coordinating Directors with knowledge and experience in the local governance.
He assured the Ministry that with their expertise and experience in local governance, they were ready to contribute significantly to the growth of Ghana in their retirement.
He said the Association was open to sharing such experiences and could be relied on in policy formulation and implementation in Engineering, Development Planning and Administration.
The ARDCoD could also be relied on to assess the performance of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) staff performance and capacity-building training.
The Chief Director of the Ministry, Mr. Amin Abdul-Rahaman, suggested to ARDCoD to consider bringing on board retired Directors from the MMDAs to bring their expertise to bear, as some of them almost rose to the rank of Chief Directors before retiring.
The Minister, Hon. Korsah, assured them of the Ministry’s support to work to achieve its objective.
Source: MATILDA TETTEY
(PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT, MLGDRD)