{"id":7861,"date":"2024-08-22T10:17:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T10:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=7861"},"modified":"2024-08-22T10:17:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T10:17:40","slug":"ama-boss-touts-akufo-addos-achievements-in-delivering-crucial-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=7861","title":{"rendered":"AMA Boss touts Akufo-Addo\u2019s achievements in delivering crucial projects."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has kicked off its Public Financial Management (PFM) Town Hall Meeting series to showcase developmental projects undertaken by the government since 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event, which took place at the AMA City Hall in the Ashiedu Keteke Sub-Metropolitan District, attracted a large gathering of residents, local leaders, and key stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mayor of Accra, Elizabeth Sackey, in a welcome address, expressed the Assembly\u2019s commitment to improving the lives of residents through the efficient use of public funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mayor emphasised the significant role of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government, led by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in delivering crucial projects across the country, stating that the AMA, with the support of the government, had implemented various programs to improve the social and economic conditions of residents, regardless of political or ethnic affiliations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Highlighting the education sector, Mayor Sackey mentioned several completed and ongoing projects, including the construction of a three-storey 18-unit classroom block for Independence Avenue Cluster of Schools, a two-unit kindergarten block for Bubuashie 1 Basic School, and a childcare centre at Old Fadama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-54aae6f9b68eb56d8336654cb60d5f60 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; 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