{"id":2365,"date":"2026-03-09T12:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deda.gov.gh\/?p=2365"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:29:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:29:47","slug":"dormaa-east-district-assembly-champions-transparency-at-wamanafo-town-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.deda.gov.gh\/?p=2365","title":{"rendered":"Dormaa East District Assembly champions transparency at Wamanafo town hall."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dormaa East District Assembly on Wednesday March 4, 2026 hosted a Social Accountability Town-hall Meeting at the Wamanfo Presbyterian Church to ensure a transparent management of the public resources through direct dialogue with traditional authorities and community members.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bThe District Coordinating Director, Mr. Raphael Dodzi Sorkpor opened the proceedings by stressing that local development is a shared responsibility. He welcomed the community&#8217;s input as vital for the district&#8217;s progress and encouraged everyone present to participate actively in the day&#8217;s discussions.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bThe District Budget Officer, Mr. Kwakwu Okrah detailed the Assembly\u2019s financial activities, noting that such meetings are a statutory obligation to the public.\u00a0 He provided a transparent look at the 2025 financial year, detailing the approved budget against actual expenditures for completed and uncompleted projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bHe assured the gathering that 2025 funds were spent in strict accordance with development priorities and financial regulations and further pledged that the Assembly would provide a full account of any uncompleted projects in the upcoming quarter.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bThe District Planning and Development Officer Mr. Roy Amoah, provided a comprehensive breakdown of ongoing and completed works across the education, health, and sanitation sectors. Looking ahead to 2026, he announced a suite of transformative projects, which include<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u200bEconomic Growth: Construction of a 24-hour economy market at the Wamfie Friday Market.<\/li>\n<li>\u200bEssential Services: Installation of streetlights, a new courthouse, and 20 water mechanization initiatives.<\/li>\n<li>\u200bConnectivity: Critical drainage work, including the Dormaa Akwanu culvert.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u200bThe Presiding Member of the Assembly Hon. Isaac Affi, speaking on behalf of the District Chief Executive and the Member of Parliament, acknowledged the public\u2019s request for pictorial evidence of projects to further boost transparency. He reaffirmed the Assembly\u2019s unwavering commitment to being transparent and accountable to the citizens. He gave a firm assurance that promised projects would commence shortly and that all ongoing works would be completed in due course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#INFORMATION SERVICE DEPARTMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>#DEDA<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dormaa East District Assembly on Wednesday March 4, 2026 hosted a Social Accountability Town-hall Meeting at the Wamanfo Presbyterian Church to ensure a transparent management of the public resources through&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.deda.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.deda.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.deda.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.deda.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.deda.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2365"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.deda.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370,"href":"http:\/\/www.deda.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365\/revisions\/2370"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.deda.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.deda.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.deda.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.deda.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}