Royal opening of the 22nd Mole Conference in Busua
By RCN Ghana · 12 November 2011
Hon. Alban Bagbin, Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing (MWRWH), officially opened the 22 nd edition of the Mole Conference under the distinguished patronage and chairmanship of Nana Kwesi Agyemang IX, the Paramount Chief of Lower Dixcove in Busua, Western Region of Ghana on Wednesday August 10, 2011.
Hon. Alban Bagbin, Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing (MWRWH), officially opened the 22 nd edition of the Mole Conference under the distinguished patronage and chairmanship of Nana Kwesi Agyemang IX, the Paramount Chief of Lower Dixcove in Busua, Western Region of Ghana. In a keynote address delivered by Dr. Abdulai Sumani, the new Director of Water at the MWRWH, the Minister Acknowledged the key role of the CSOs in sector development processes. He congratulated CONIWAS for sustaining the Mole Conference series for the past 21 years; and urged them to strengthen the learning component. The Minister also commended the organizers for focusing on a very important aspect of the WASH development agenda, decentralized WASH services delivery, this year.
Dr. Ofei Aboakye of the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) shared insights and concluded that the trends in Ghana are mainly towards a decentralized, multi-sectoral, demand-driven and private-sector oriented approach to WASH services delivery. The effectiveness of this approach, according to her was measured by the extent to which the poor have had sustainable voice in the decision making processes for WASH service delivery within the context of decentralisation. This was contained in the theme address that was presented on her behalf by David Osei-Wusu of the ILGS.
Dr. Ofei Aboagye stated that the institutionalisation of decentralisation through the transfer of power and authority including political, administrative, legal and fiscal responsibilities from the centre to local levels of government has been a major development strategy for countries. According to her the theoretical and empir…
Hon. Alban Bagbin, Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing (MWRWH), officially opened the 22 nd edition of the Mole Conference under the distinguished patronage and chairmanship of Nana Kwesi Agyemang IX, the Paramount Chief of Lower Dixcove in Busua, Western Region of Ghana. In a keynote address delivered by Dr. Abdulai Sumani, the new Director of Water at the MWRWH, the Minister Acknowledged the key role of the CSOs in sector development processes. He congratulated CONIWAS for sustaining the Mole Conference series for the past 21 years; and urged them to strengthen the learning component. The Minister also commended the organizers for focusing on a very important aspect of the WASH development agenda, decentralized WASH services delivery, this year.
Dr. Ofei Aboakye of the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) shared insights and concluded that the trends in Ghana are mainly towards a decentralized, multi-sectoral, demand-driven and private-sector oriented approach to WASH services delivery. The effectiveness of this approach, according to her was measured by the extent to which the poor have had sustainable voice in the decision making processes for WASH service delivery within the context of decentralisation. This was contained in the theme address that was presented on her behalf by David Osei-Wusu of the ILGS.
Dr. Ofei Aboagye stated that the institutionalisation of decentralisation through the transfer of power and authority including political, administrative, legal and fiscal responsibilities from the centre to local levels of government has been a major development strategy for countries. According to her the theoretical and empir…
