The programme was to discuss some key sectors confronting the development of the district such as education, health, employment agriculture, road and infrastructure and the way forward.

All identifiable stakeholders in most of the communities such as teachers, traders, driver unions, unit committee members, assembly members amongst others were asked to air their views and challenges confronting them in their communities on the selected sectors such as roads and infrastructure, education, health, agriculture and unemployment.

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, the District Chief Executive for Aowin Mr. Sammuel Adu-Gyamfi said the development of any community, district, region and country depends largely on the positive impact and roles its citizens play to enable socio economic development.

He said that was the main reason why CDD-Ghana took it upon itself to educate citizens for the roles and also do checks on district assemblies to ensure transparency and accountability in our governance system.

Mr. Adu-Gyamfi said, it is incumbent on stakeholders of our communities such as unit committee members, assembly members, Nananom and religious leaders to prioritize their needs and challenges facing their communities and present them to be infused into assembly’s medium term development plan and appropriate budget made on them so they can be tackled as and when funds were available. He asked all stakeholders to collaborate for the development of the district.

The senior program officer for CCD-Ghana, Nana Kwabena Aborampah Mensah said the forum interface engagement for the MP and his constituents was aimed to bridge the communication gap among stakeholders and also engender discussions around development challenges in the constituency with the aim of designing appropriate intervention mechanisms to deal with the challenges.

The project was taking place in 13 out of 26 constituencies in the western region; issues discussed would be collated and shared to Members of Parliament, district assemblies and other stakeholders to serve as guide towards effort in seeing development in constituencies.

Nana Aborampah Mensah said CDD-Ghana is a nongovernmental, nonprofit governance and democracy think-tank dedicated to promotion of good governance, democracy and economic openness in Ghana and Africa.

Established for almost two decades ago, CDD-Ghana has special interest in human rights, economic development, equal justice, voice for citizens, elections credibility and protection of public purse among others. He said the program was in support with French Embassy with collaboration MPs in all the selected constituencies in the region.

On his part, the Member of Parliament for Aowin, Matthias Kwame Ntow said the major challenges facing the district can only be tackled one after the other with all the stakeholders in collaboration with the district assembly.

 He appealed to all and sundry to come together as one body to aid their people.

 In all 97 challenges were identified in the 5 selected sectors.