The largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer and former president, John Dramani Mahama has pledged his utmost support for the Assembly members to help them carry out their responsibilities.
Mr. John Mahama has vowed to continue paying allowances to the newly elected Assembly members if he is voted into power in 2024 elections.
The NDC flagbearer took to his X (formerly Twitter) page to congratulate all Assembly members and Unit Committee who were elected in just-ended district level elections on December 19, 2023.
Mr. Mahama also exhorted them to put in a lot of effort and actively participate in the nation’s development.
“I exercised my civic responsibility as a Ghanaian by voting in Tuesday’s district-level elections at the Bole District Assembly polling station. Congratulations to all who participated in the exercise. And to our newly elected Assembly Members across the country, let me remind you that we all have a responsibility to contribute and ensure that we get our decentralisation right. I remain committed, when voted as the President of Ghana in 2024, to begin paying allowances to all Assembly Members to help them carry out their duties. Together, we shall build our local economies and make them work 24 hours to generate well-paying jobs,” the tweet read.
Relatedly, if he wins the 2024 election, former president John Dramani Mahama has pledged to raise the District Assemblies Common Fund from the current 5% to 7%.
The opposition NDC presidential candidate asserts that adequate funding for district assemblies would improve the effectiveness and influence of local government.
According to Citinewsroom.com, he made the pledge in Bole, his hometown, on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, following his vote in the district assembly elections.
Speaking about some of the difficulties that some regions of the nation experienced during the district assembly elections, Mahama urged the Ghanaian electoral commission to take action to prevent similar difficulties from occurring during the general elections in 2024.
