The Parliamentary Select Committee on Local Government and Rural Development has expressed worry over the continuous award of contracts from the central government for the implementation of capital projects at the local level.
According to the committee, the practice has, over the years, disempowered the technocrats at the local level, thereby resulting in poor execution of projects, which sometimes does not address the critical needs of the beneficiaries.
The committee made the observation when its four-member team visited and inspected projects funded by the District Assemblies’ Common Fund (DACF) in five selected districts in the Upper East Region.
They are Garu, Tempane, Bongo, Bolgatanga East and Kassena-Nankana West districts.