OHLGS – Tuesday, September 17, 2024: A Five-Member Executives from the Association of Budget Analysts have paid a courtesy call on the Head of the Local Government Service, Ing. Dr. Nana Ato Arthur.
The visit among others was to officially introduce the new executives of the Association to the Head of Service and to seek his approval and advise for the organization of the second conference of the Budget Analysts Professional Class scheduled for November, 2024.
Dr. Ato Arthur expressed appreciation to the team for the visit and commended them for the initiative taken to organise the conference. He advised that there was the need for the executives to be prudent in their preparation towards the organisation of the conference and encouraged them to responsibly manage their own affairs through effective planning, budgeting and financing. These he said, would be a demonstration of effective leadership and afford them the needed recognition they deserve as leaders.
He also implored them to use the conference as an avenue to exchange knowledge, ideas and experiences for best practices in budgeting to enhance the Class and improve service delivery in the LGS. He also admonished them to abstain from partisan politics as the 2024 general elections approaches.
The leader of the team, Mr. Patrick Darko Mensah expressed the appreciation of the team to the Head of Service. He described the admonishment made by the Head of Service as insightful and assured that they will adherence to them.
Present at the meeting was the Director of Budget at the OHLGS, Mr. Emmanuel Nartey.