The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD) has held a stakeholder engagement meeting with the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) on the validation and roll-out of the Investor Grievance Mechanisms (IGM) to help resolve conflicts between Investors and Government Agencies.

The meeting was held at the Ministry as a follow up on a number of meetings held to discuss the validation of a draft guidelines on the IGM.

The IGM is a problem-solving mechanism which serves as a mediator between an investor and a Government Agency. This initiative is to help ensure that the investor is heard and also the laws of the country are adhered to when there is a conflict.

The delegation from GIPC stated the important role MLGDRD has to play in ensuring the success of the IGM initiative at the local level and sought for the support of the Ministry to help roll-out the project and validate it to make it official.

The team from MLGDRD led by Madam Priscilla Attipoe, the Deputy Director for General Administration raised concerns about the need for exploring exhaustibly the avenues for   making a complaint, stressing the need to be stated in the document that, all avenues of resolving a conflict between an investor and a government agency must be explored at the Local Governance level before the IGM is engaged.

The team from the Ministry assured GIPC of their unwavering support and their feedback to help draft a final document for validation before it is rolled-out.

RHODALINE ABBA

MLGDRD, PR

The Project Oversight Committee (POC) of the Gulf of Guinea Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project convened to review the 2024 workplan for implementation.

The meeting which was chaired by Hon. Osei Bonsu Amoah, Minister of State at the Ministry of Local Government Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD) reviewed the progress report and workplan presented by the Project Implementation Unit (PIU).

Through rigorous deliberations and comprehensive discussions, the POC granted approval for the implementation of the 2024 workplan.

With a firm commitment to advancing social cohesion within the project beneficiary communities and the Gulf of Guinea regions, the POC underscored the importance of effective communication strategies, emphasizing the imperative to ensure the citizens are well-informed about the project's achievements.

The committee directed the PIU to intensify communication efforts with the aim to foster transparency and engagement, thereby enabling broader community participation and support for the project's objectives.

The approved 2024 workplan signifies a significant milestone in the ongoing endeavor to achieve a project development objective.

Building upon previous achievements, the plan outlines strategic initiatives and targeted interventions designed to address key challenges and promote sustainable development.

Source: MLGDRD PR

(DARLING MAAME EFUA CANN, RHODALINE ABBA)

With funding from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the European Union (EU), The Tamale Metropolitan Assembly in the Northern Region through the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD) is expected to benefit from a proposed urban resilient project.

The project would build the capacity of the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly staff to withstand and adapt to the adverse impact of climate change.

The proposed project interventions would improve the living conditions of residents of Tamale through construction and rehabilitation of urban infrastructure, implementation of climate preventive strategies through a multi-stakeholder approach as well as strengthen the planning capacity of the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly by mainstreaming climate change considerations.

The proposed project is in its preparation stage and expected to be finalized in the last quarter of this year for further action.

To start the preparation, the consultants on the proposed project would also engage with the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly and other key institutions to ascertain climate-related issues in the Region through appropriate project implementations to roll out effective mitigation strategies.

Source:     Sandra Owusu-Asamoah
                (MLGDRD, Public Relations)