TWO DAYS SENSITIZATION ON CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND IT EFFECTS AT KRONUM-KWAPRA.

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CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND IT EFFECTS

The Social Welfare and Community Development (SWCD) of Suame Municipal Assembly (SMA), embarked on two (2) day sensitization exercise at Kwapra residential area on conflict management and its effects. Officers outlined some causes of conflict in relationships which include the different lifestyles of partners, varied opinions, tribal differences, individual experiences while growing up, among others.

Community members were schooled in managing and resolving conflicts and when to seek help from a third part should the need arise.

A total number of residence sensitized were one hundred and thirty (130) of which eighty-six (86) were females and forty-four (44) were males, and twenty (21) houses were visited. 

INAUGURATION OF THE THIRD SUAME MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY

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The Suame Municipal Assembly on the 12th February, 2024, held the inaugural meeting of the third Suame Municipal Assembly at the Assembly conference Hall where the following undertake these transactions;

  1. Swearing in of Assembly members
  2. Inaugural address
  3. Election of presiding members.

SWEARING – IN OF ASSEMBLY MEMBERS

The Suame Municipal Assembly has twenty-six (27) Assembly members are made up of eighteen (18) elected members and nine (9) government appointees has two women among them.

The Hon. Assembly members were sworn-in by his Lordship Emmanuel Mawuli Ekuna the Suame Municipal Magistrate Court judge who administered the Office of Oath, the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Secrecy. Thereafter, he admonished the honorable Assembly member to abide by the tenets of the oaths.

MUNICIPAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S WELCOME ADDRESS

In his welcome address, the Hon. Municipal Chief Executive, Hon Maxwell Ofosu Boakye expressed his heartfelt appreciation to all present for the ceremony. He appealed co-operation among Assembly members as their mandate commences.

INAUGURAL ADDRESS

Dr. Kwadwo Yeboah, the acting Chief Executive Officer of the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority (LUSPA) who represented the President, H. E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo touched on the key issues among which included;

  1. The Assembly should build good working relationship and strong partnership with other structures to enhance their services.
  2. Hon. Assembly members should be encouraged to create new ideas and channel their energy into localized issues instead of always expecting from the central government.
  3. Create innovative ideas that will help maximize their internal generativity fund.
  4. Assembly should maintain close contact with their constituents to rekindle communal activities.
  5. That the local Government Training Schools has been beefed up to provide appropriate training to enhance the skills of Hon. Assembly members.

The speaker concluded by admonishing those Assembly members to be selfless devoted to their duty, abide by the bridge that builds relationship in their constituencies.

ELECTION OF PRESIDING MEMBERS

The Suame Municipal Assembly failed to elect a presiding member after two attempts. When none of the two Hon. Assembly members (Hon. Kofi Boakye Ansah and Hon. Kwadwo Gyamfi) who presented themselves failed to secure the mandated two-thirds twenty (20) votes as mandated by the Local Governance Act (936) Section 17 Subsection 3.

IN ATTENDANCE

The occasion was graced by Nananom, religious leaders, executives of political parties, staff of the assembly and the general public.

CONCLUSION

Due to the inability of the Assembly to elect a presiding member, the meeting was adjourned.

SOME DELEGATES PRESENT AT THE INAUGURATION

SWEARING IN OF ASSEMBLY MEMBERS

INAUGURATION ADDRESS BY DR. KWADWO YEBOAH, THE ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF LAND USE AND SPATIAL PLANNING AUTHORITY (LUSPA).

ELECTION AND SWEARING IN OF PRESIDING MEMBER.

A GROUP PICTURE OF THE NEW ELECT ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AND THE OFFICIALS OF THE PROGRAM.

NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CIVIC EDUCATION – SUAME MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY

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EDUCATION ON NATIONAL VALUES

Today 7th February, 2024 at Salvation Army JHS, the Office sensitized the public on National values as it is the duty of every citizen of Ghana to uphold the national value of the country.  Student were also urged to embrace positive national values, such as patriotism, respect, honesty, loyalty among others.

TWO (2) DAYS SENSITIZATION ON GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND IT EFFECTS AT SUAME-ABUSUAKRUWA.

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GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND IT EFFECTS.

Two (2) days sensitization exercise at Abusuakruwa residential area on Gender Based Violence and it Effects by the Social Welfare and Community Development (SWCD) of Suame Municipal Assembly (SMA). Officers explained domestic violence as an abusive behaviour in any relationship that is used to gain power and control over the other partner such as slapping, hitting, coercing and undermining individual sense of self-esteem.

At the end of the sensitization, thirty-two (32) houses were visited, ninety-three (93) residents were sensitized, of which fifty-eight (58) of them were females whiles the remaining thirty-five (35) were males.