Head of Local Government Service Calls on the Korean Ambassador

ACCRA – Tuesday August 12, 2017: The Head of the Local Government Service, Dr. Nana Ato Arthur accompanied by the Chief Director and other senior officers at the Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) have paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Ambassador Kim Sungsoo at the Korean Embassy. The call was in acknowledgement of the support of the Korean Government to the Government of Ghana.

Dr. Arthur briefed Ambassador Kim on the mandate of the Local Government Service and its strategic role in ensuring service delivery at the subnational levels. He said in today’s ICT world, it is important to build the capacities of local actors to harness the benefits of technology in the discharge of their duties especially in the area of revenue mobilization.

According to H. E. Ambassador Kim, the Republic of Korea shares a lot in common with Ghana including the management of local government employees. He said the Korean Government was committed to human capacity development and promised to work with the Local Government Service in that regard.

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