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New Greater
Accra Minister takes over from I.C Quaye
Accra, Feb. 19,
Ghanadot/GNA – Sheikh I. C. Quaye, Former Greater
Accra Regional Minister on Thursday said there was the need
for the country to put in place transitional mechanisms to
ensure that change in government did not result in rancour
and acrimony.
“We are witnesses to the beautiful transition that has taken
place in America recently. And we are also aware of other
bitter experiences in other parts of Africa. It is about
time Ghana travel on that road of true democracies where
transitions take place without any problems,” he added.
Sheikh Quaye said this when he officially handed over the
administration of the region to Nii Armah Ashitey, the new
Greater Accra Minister.
He noted that developing Ghana’s young democracy called for
the placement of institutions to promote it.
Sheikh Quaye noted the maintenance of peace within the
region as his remarkable achievement adding, “I would urge
you to continue in same spirit so that we can preserve the
peaceful atmosphere”.
Nii Armah Ashitey noted that change was always necessary to
ensure dynamism as well as promoting new ideas for
development.
He said Accra was important in the scheme of the country as
it was the “eye of the nation” and called on all to work
hard to raise the status of the capital.
Nii Ashitey said the business of decongesting the capital,
ridding it of filth and privatization of certain sectors to
attract investors and promote good governance would be high
on his agenda.
He said the Regional Co-coordinating Council played a key
role in the decentralization process and called for
discipline on the part of the staff in order to pay their
due to the process.
GNA
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