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Local government service engineers have called for urgent reforms in logistics, permitting, and licensing to strengthen infrastructure delivery and public safety across the country’s Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs). At the 3rd Annual General Meeting of the Local Government Service Engineers Association (LoGSEA), held at Ascension Hall in Koforidua, engineering leaders called for systemic reforms to enhance infrastructure delivery and prevent building failures in MMDAs. Mr. Ben Debrah, and engineer and National President of LoGSEA, opened the conference with a passionate appeal for logistical support and institutional recognition. “Engineering departments are the technical hub of the Assemblies, yet we lack the basic tools to...

Nene Verya Ozor II, Chief of Detsekorpe in the Ada East District, has called on traditional leaders to collaborate with Municipal, Metropolitan, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to develop proper drainage systems and structured community layouts to mitigate the recurring flooding. Nene Ozor, speaking with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Ada, stressed the need for chiefs and landowners to involve local assemblies in matters of land acquisition and planning. He expressed concern that some traditional leaders and family heads focus primarily on the financial gains from land sales, with little regard for how the land is developed or the long-term impact on the community. “Chiefs can play a crucial role in ensuring proper layouts are established, which would allow for efficient water flo...

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Engineers push for reforms to prevent infrastructure failures in MMDAs

Chiefs must support MMDAs to create proper community layouts