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Ladma forms more cooperative societies.

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The La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) has taken steps to promote economic growth and development by assisting various associations and organizations in the municipality to form cooperative societies.

In June 2022, LaDMA provided support and guidance to over 20 associations and organizations to form cooperatives, aimed at promoting collective bargaining power and enabling members to access funding and resources that would be difficult to obtain individually.

The cooperatives formed by the associations and organizations include those involved in agriculture, trade, and craft-making, among others. By pooling their resources and expertise, members of the cooperatives can benefit from economies of scale, reduced costs of production, and increased market access, among other benefits.

Commenting on the initiative, the Municipal Chief Executive of LaDMA, Hon. Solomon Niikoi, noted that the formation of cooperatives is an important step towards empowering communities and promoting economic growth at the grassroots level.

The initiative has been widely welcomed by members of the various associations and organizations in the municipality, with many expressing gratitude for the support and guidance provided by LaDMA. It is hoped that the formation of the cooperatives will promote sustainable economic growth and development in the municipality, and improve the livelihoods of the people.

SELECTED BASIC SCHOOLS IN LaDMA EDUCATED ON PLASTIC WASTE SEGREGATION MANAGEMENT

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The Ecological Restoration Club, an NGO in collaboration with the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) with funding from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday, June 27, 2022 organised a training programme on plastic waste segregation for selected schools from the La Municipality.

The schools were St Paul, La Salem Presbyterian Primary, Enobal Primary and Association School were taken through the phases of pull together and positioning plastic waste in their various schools, home and the communities.

The MCE for the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly, Rev Solomon Kotey Nikoi noted that, the training would influence the pupils to abstain from indecorous dumping of waste in the municipality. The Municipal Chief Executive urged the participants school teachers and the pupils to be ambassadors of plastic waste segregation management in all places.

Rev Solomon Kotey Nikoi bemoan the activities of residents who have fashioned unhealthy habit of littering the drains and unauthorised areas with plastic waste, which besieged the Kpeshie Lagoon and the beach whenever it rains heavy.

The MCE was therefore sure that the training programme would give the pupils the platform to be self-discipline on waste management issues.

Mr Odjam mentioned that, the programme is at its pilot stage and appealed to the participants to educate their colleague friends and other close relations to change their attitude towards disposal of plastic waste. Mr Odjam said that the goal for the training is to help reduce the pollution of the environment. 

TEIMAN (GREATER ACCRA REGION) MMAs COACHED ON COMMUNICATION ROLE UNDER THE GARID PROJECT.

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Mr. Daniel Nkrumah left (LaDMA MCD) with participants from other assemblies

The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development (MLGDRD) in collaboration with the GARID PROJECT Coordinating Unit organised a two-day training for the Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies (MMAs) under the Greater Accra Resilient and Intergraded Development (GARID) project team in carrying out of their mandate. The training started from Wednesday June 22, 2022 to Thursday June 23, 2022 at Hill View Hotel, Teiman.

The workshop held was to equip the MMAs under the GARID project with the requisite tools and strategies needed to engage with all relevant stakeholder groups and particularly the media for effective communication on the GARID project.

The  participating MMAs team were taken through the implementation of the GARID project, status of implementation of component 3.3, developing strategic communication messages, the roles of GARID spokespersons, crisis messaging, maintaining control, flagging and bridging, posture and the prioritization of audience and stakeholders, to mentioned just few.

From La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly, the Municipal Chief Executive, the Municipal Coordinating Director, the Municipal Environmental Health Director, and the Municipal Information Services Department officer were part of the participants.

Mr Della the rep., for the Greater Accra Regional Minister said the meeting was one of the best that has been giving to MMDAs in the region and for that matter it is a leverage or plus for the selected MMAs. Mr Della mentioned that the training is an exposure to give the MMAs the opportunity to know how to communicate to their constituency at the local level.

Mr Della stated that most of the interventions failed not because they have not achieved their target, especially on outcomes, but because the MMAs are unable to communicate the outcome of where those interventions exist to the constituency effectively. 

   Mr Della therefore point out that the training would enable the MMAs to understand and appreciate how best they can communicate on the phases of the GARID project and be able to share the outcome and the impact to the electorate so that they can learn their support to the project.

GLOBAL EFFORTS AND CHALLENGES: A REPORT ON WORLD AGAINST CHILD LABOUR CELEBRATION

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To commemorate the World Day Against Child Labour celebration in 2022, the Department of Social Welfare organized a float/match with 50 selected students from the La Wireless circuit municipality. The objectives of the event were to educate students and the public on the negative effects of children in labor, create awareness on the existence of child labor issues in the municipality, and advocate for child labor issues in the municipality.

During the event, officers from the Department of Social Welfare, including both NABCO and National Service Personnel, marched with the students on the theme “Take Stock, Honour Our Pledge and Stop Child Labour in Ghana.” The route of the float included several stops such as wireless school, Ananse Krom, Palm wine, Kojo sardine, Spare parts, La market, La fuel station, La Bethel, La Tenu, and La Wireless school.

Placards were shared among the students with inscriptions of child labor, and they spoke through sound systems to create awareness and educate the public. The students were sensitized on the causes and negative effects of child labor at the end point of the match.

Additionally, the department visited the 37 station, Accra mall, La Market Complex, and other areas to educate the public on child labor and its prevention. The officers used placards as a medium of communication to the public, and most of the children begging on the streets were girls. The department also had discussions with parents who were allowing their children to beg on the streets and warned them of the consequences.

During the event, the department identified a woman with two children who was a refugee from Nigeria. She was warned to go back, or she would face the penalty. Additionally, the department spotted five people from Upper East folks who were begging with two older visually impaired women and three other children. The officers communicated with them and warned them not to come back but rather go back to their region and enroll the children in school.

The market women suggested that individual homes should be visited to educate them about the topic, pregnant children should be educated on birth control, and community nurses should be assigned to educate women on the negative effects of child labor. The government should enforce a law or policy on the number of children a child below the ages of eighteen (18) years should have until they are old enough and independent.

In conclusion, the Department of Social Welfare was able to reach its intended target audience during the exercise. To prevent child labor, children found on the street begging or selling during school hours should be arrested and set to shelters or homes for their parents or guardians to bail them and sign an undertaking. Bye-laws should also be implemented by the municipality Assembly to punish parents who engage their children in child labor activities.

Ladma meets with Assembly members to tackle revenue issues

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La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) recently held a meeting with its assembly members to discuss strategies for improving revenue collection in the municipality. The meeting was chaired by the Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Solomon Niikoi, and was attended by members of the assembly.

During the meeting, Hon. Niikoi highlighted the importance of revenue collection to the development of the municipality. He stressed the need for all assembly members to support revenue collection efforts and urged them to work closely with revenue collectors to identify and resolve challenges in revenue collection.

The assembly members also provided updates on their activities and made suggestions for improving revenue collection in the municipality. They emphasized the need for increased public awareness and education on the importance of paying taxes and levies to the assembly.

The meeting ended with a resolution to strengthen collaboration between the assembly members and revenue collectors. Assembly members were also tasked to support revenue collection efforts in their respective areas and to encourage their constituents to comply with revenue collection regulations.

Overall, the meeting was deemed successful as it provided an opportunity for the assembly members to engage with the Municipal Chief Executive and revenue collectors on revenue collection issues. It is hoped that the resolutions made during the meeting will lead to improved revenue collection in LaDMA.

80 WOMEN UNDERGOING SKILLS TRAINING AT LaDMA

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Over 80 women drawn from the La Dade-Kotopon Municipality is undergoing a Six-week skills training programme organised by the Municipal Culture Unit from Wednesday, June 1, 2022.

The skills training include female adults, youth, and a male. It is aimed at equipping the women in the municipality with the requisite skills that would enable them to support their families during their active service time and after retirement.

The participants will be taken through Beading (slippers, key holder, headband, necklace, bags). Fashion Accessories (Ankara fan) and Macramé (Bracelet, Purse, flowerpot hanger).Family members and relations of the trainees were present at the opening ceremony of the assembly skills training for the participants.

In his address to the participants, Mr Adu Asante the Municipal Director for Culture Unit commended the Municipal Chief Executive and the Municipal Coordinating Director for their effort and support given to his department for the training programme which has brought citizenry close to the assembly to benefit from the assembly’s programmes and activities. 

According to the Mr Adu Asante, the training is to improve the livelihood of women in La municipality. He said the projected 80 participants was exceeded and urged the authorities to review the number of participants at the last quarter of the year, looking at the responses from the citizenry from La.

 

Zonal Council Intensifies Revenue Mobilization

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In a bid to improve their revenue drive and initiate more micro projects in their respective areas, the Airport Zonal Council and Kpeshie Zonal Council have intensified their revenue mobilization efforts in LaDMA.

This move comes as a result of the need to generate more revenue to fund developmental projects and provide essential services to residents in the municipality. The zonal councils have stepped up their revenue collection strategies, including imposing fines and penalties on defaulters, encouraging voluntary compliance, and exploring new revenue streams.

According to the Chairperson of the Airport Zonal Council, the intensified revenue mobilization efforts have yielded positive results, with an increase in revenue collection from various sources.

The Kpeshie Zonal Council also shared similar sentiments, noting that the revenue generated will be used to improve the infrastructure and social services in their zone.

The LaDMA administration has commended the zonal councils for their efforts and has pledged its support in ensuring that the revenue mobilization drive is sustained to promote development across the municipality.

SELECTED STAFF RECEIVED CAPACITY ON WELL-MEANING REPORTAGE

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As part of La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly’s organisational policy to upgrade the writing skills of its staff for efficiency and effective delivery in their line of duty. Thirty-five selected staff made up twenty-two women and thirteen men were trained on minutes and report writing for two days.The training programme, which was in collaboration with the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly and Tachsol Consult Limited held on 25 and 26 August 2022 at the municipal assembly hall, La.

Mr Daniel Nkrumah, the municipal co-ordinating director urged the participants to take the training very serious to reflect in their call of duty. He stated that the training will improve their capabilities and that would enable them to serve the assembly when called to duty in their various capacities.

The Municipal Human Resource Head, Miss Christabel Naa Kai, answering to questions mentioned that the training was to improve the writing capacity of the participants in the areas of reportage and minutes writing. She said the training would provide them a deeper understanding of the issues and nuisance of the areas they fall short to change the impression that the assemblies perform poorly in minutes and reporting during DPAT assessment.

KOFORIDUA- EASTERN REGION, ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AND SELECTED STAFF OF LaDMA SCHOOLED ON LEADERSHIP

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The Assembly Members and selected staff of La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) in the Greater Accra Region have been trained in leadership skills at the Eastern Premier Hotel in the Eastern regional capital, Koforidua on Friday May 20, 2022 to Sunday May 22, 2022.The training was organised at the instance of the assembly members in line with the assembly’s organisational policy through the human resource department in conjunction with the office of the Presiding Member.

 Miss Christabel Naa Kai, the head of human resource of LaDMA, mentioned that the three days training is aimed at empowering and sharpening the skills of the participants in the growing field of leadership.The participants were taken through the assembly and law making, agenda settings by the various committees of the assembly, the real leadership of the assembly, public procurement in Ghana (ACT 914) and resource mobilisation and local economic development.

Addressing the participants, the MCE of LaDMA, Mr Solomon Kotey Nikoi mentioned that the assembly would continue to create an enabling environment for the participants to thrive in their line of duty.Mr Emmanuel Baah Nyarko, the presiding member of LaDMA called the session to order, welcomed the participants to the training, and urged them to be thankful to management for their continuous support for the members.

Ladma interacts with F&A meeting

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La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) recently held an interactive meeting with its Finance and Administration (F&A) department to discuss issues related to financial management and administration in the municipality. The meeting was chaired by the Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Solomon Niikoi, and was attended by members of the F&A department.

During the meeting, Hon. Niikoi emphasized the need for transparency and accountability in financial management in the municipality. He stressed the importance of adhering to financial regulations and ensuring that all financial transactions are properly documented and reported.

The F&A department members, on their part, provided updates on their activities and the challenges they were facing in carrying out their duties. They also made suggestions for improving financial management and administration in the municipality.

The meeting ended with a resolution to develop a roadmap for improving financial management in LaDMA. The F&A department was tasked to come up with strategies for improving financial reporting and compliance with financial regulations.

Overall, the meeting was seen as a success as it provided an opportunity for the assembly to engage with its F&A department and develop strategies for improving financial management in the municipality.