OHLGS – TUESDAY, 4TH APRIL, 2017: The newly appointed Head of the Local Government Service, (LGS) Dr. Nana Ato Arthur, on his second day of assumption of duty, met staff of the Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) to officially familiarize himself and outline his vision for the Service. The meeting also afforded staff of the OHLGS an opportunity to interact with the new Head on issues of concern.
Opening the meeting, the Chief Director, Mr. Joseph M. Dasanah officially introduced Dr Nana Ato Arthur as the new Head of Service. He said, the Service is ready to give Dr. Arthur all the support needed for him to realise his vision for the Service.
Dr Nana Ato Arthur said ‘I see this day as a very important day for me and as a new dawn for the LGS’. Dr. Arthur entreated staff to be active rather than passive players in the Service. According to him it is only through active participation that the Service will be able to live up to its motto of “Decentralization, Democracy and Development”. He commended his predecessor, Dr Callistus Mahama, for placing the Service in its current state and said, he will move the Service a notch higher from where his predecessor left off.
Dr Arthur said, his vision for the Service is in 5 thematic areas and theses are: “ensuring transparency and accountability in the management of RCCs and MMDAs; ensure that proper fundamentals are put in place to ensure smooth elections of MMDCEs; and ensure that MMDAs are positioned strategically for the implementation of the One District One Factory policy”. The rest are: “empower MMDAs on best practices in administration, development planning and management; and ensure improved revenue mobilization through workable ICT Units in MMDAs”.
Dr Nana Ato Arthur promised to be a leader-servant as well as provide the Service with the requisite leadership in the management of human resources to promote organisational development and ensure that the Service responds positively to the needs and aspirations of all stakeholders.
The Head of Service said, staff must change ‘old ways of doing things’ in order to realise this vision. He called on all staff to show extreme loyalty and hard work to maximize productivity.