Adjei-Mensah Korsah inspects Ministry projects

Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah,  a  Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development (MLGDRD) is on an official working tour of the Upper West and Savannah Regions to inspect key selected projects that falls under the supervision of his Ministry.

The Deputy Minister, during the inspection tour, would engage with the management of staff members of the respective Municipal and District Assemblies (M/DAs) in the two regions.

The interactive and personal engagement forms part of the Ministry’s quest to deepen decentralized governance and improved access to services at the sub-national level through the formulation of policies, programmes and projects and monitoring and evaluation of their implementation using professional staff and appropriate technology.

Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah would particularly touch base with the leadership and staff of the M/DAs at Wa Central, Wa East, Wa West, Nadowli, Lawra , Jirapa, West Gonja, North Gonja, Central Gonja Sawla Tuna Kalba  and Bole Districts.

Some of the  selected key projects to be inspected include  those funded by the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Project (GSCSP),  the District Assemblies Common Fund-Responsive Factor Grant(DACF-RFG), Modernization of Agriculture in Ghana(MAG) and the  Ghana Productive Safety Net Project(GPSNP)

The development objective of the GSCSP is to improve urban management and basic urban services in participating M/Das.

The program will constitute a slice of the government’s broader decentralization support program (the responsiveness factor grant (RFG) and its associated district performance assessment tool (DPAT)), specifically focusing on MAs that manage urban development in secondary cities.

MAG seeks to improve food security and make the agriculture sector more modern, equitable and sustainable. The project seeks to implement a comprehensive market-oriented approach to farming and to strengthen and modernize agricultural extension services. The project covers the entire country at the national, regional and district levels and is expected to benefit 2.8 million farm households, including many female farmers.

The  Ghana Productive Safety Net Project  provides tailored support to the poorest households in Ghana to address the demand-side constraints to accessing services that would strengthen their productivity.

With both financial and technical assistance from the World Bank, GPSNP was initiated in 2018 with US$ 60 million and is currently underway to support the Government of Ghana to strengthen the country’s safety net systems and improve the productivity of the poor and vulnerable including women and persons living with various forms of disabilities.

The working visit of the Deputy Minister is expected to end on March 22, 2022.