The Dormaa East District Assembly in the Bono Region has been scored 97 percent after it was assessed under the District Performance Assessment Tool (DPAT).
This came to light when a team of assessors, in a two-day conference, assessed the Assembly’s 2021 annual performance under the DPAT.
The District Performance Assessment Tool (DPAT) was introduced a few years ago by the Government of Ghana (GoG) and supported by its development partners to ensure efficiency in the service delivery of the various Metropolitan, Municipal Districts Assemblys (MMDAs).
The District Performance Assessment Tool is an operative mechanism on the wings of a Performance Based Grant System (PBGS) where MMDAs are financially rewarded to take care of their businesses upon complying to and performing well in some indicators functional to them.
Dormaa East District Assembly having performed satisfactorily with the 97% total mark qualifies for a financial reward, enough to implement its Medium Term Development Plans (MTDPs) as well as its Annual Action Plan (AAPs) which would go a long way to affect its citizens positively.
At the close of the conference, the DPAT Team Leader, Mr. Asaah Sumaila Mohammed, who announced the marks awarded to the District, read the thematic areas and the respective marks accorded.
He commended the assembly for their strengths but was quick to caution them to take a second look at their expenditure.
He also called for close monitoring of the education sector of the district.
The team members in turn shared pieces of advice with management on budget, records keeping among others with a call on the need to organise workshops and refresher courses for staff to sharpen them.
On his part, the District Chief Executive of the area, Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Agyeman expressed his appreciation to the team for their professional conduct and for coming.
He was optimistic that the district would do very well following the recommendation given by the team.
He applauded the staff for their contribution towards the success chalked and advised them to aspire for the ultimate marks.
