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15 MDAs sign 2021 performance contract in Upper East

The fifteen assemblies in the Upper East Region comprising three Municipalities and twelves District Assemblies today signed the 2021 Performance Agreements between the Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) and the Municipal and District Co-ordinating Directors(MDCDs) in a short ceremony at the Regional Coordinating Council.

Date Created : 7/8/2021 12:00:00 AM : Story Author :

In a speech read on behalf of the Regional Minister by the Regional Coordinating Director (RCD), Alhaji Mahamadu Assibi Azonko, the minister indicated that the performance agreements in the public service have come to stay as a means of drawing accountability from duty bearers.

He noted that the performance contracts have brought leaders to greater awareness of the place of well-motivated staff in the attainment of set goals of their various entities.

He said the 2020 performance contract last year made known that the first ten best performing Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) which obtain the past mark would be awarded and those who fail would also be sanctioned.

“Don’t be surprised that the subsequence assessment will be tied to release of funds to the MMDAs. It is, therefore, important to take these performance contracts seriously” he emphasized.

The RCD however, acknowledged that the implementation of the performance contracts have not been without constraints and as a result resources to facilitate works have not always matched with planned activities hence there is the need for all which to be reviewed periodically to incorporate genuine proposals.

He, therefore, encouraged the MMDAs to rise above the challenges and find innovative ways to serve the needs of their citizens under their respective jurisdictions.