Officials from the Akatsi South Municipal Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) have paid a courtesy call on Mr Bernard Ahiafor,who also serves as the First Deputy Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament.
The engagement, held in his residence at Atidzive, was centered on discussions such as the NCCE’s programme of activities for the first quarter of the year and the challenges affecting their plans.
Madam Eugenia Obodai, the Municipal Director of the Commission and leader of the delegation, congratulated Mr Ahiafor for his hard work and leadership, and further explained that the visit was to officially engage with Mr Ahiafor, who was also a Member of Parliamentary Committee on Independent Governance Institutions and had oversight responsibility over the activities of NCCE in the Municipality.
Madam Obodai outlined the Office’s programme of activities, totaling 120 for the first quarter of the year, the Mandate of NCCE, and requested support to successfully implement them in the Municipality.
She said the activities would involve Community Engagements, interactions with identifiable groups, key stakeholder’s engagement, engagement with religious bodies and schools, as well as Radio programmes geared towards effectively promoting Civic Education across the Municipality.
Madam Obodai reminded the gathering that the Commission was constitutionally mandated to educate Ghanaians on their civic rights and responsibilities, promote democratic values and deepen public understanding of the 1992 Constitution.
She emphasised the Commission’s role in fostering peaceful coexistence, national unity, tolerance, and active citizen participation in governance at all levels.
Madam Obodai indicated that the Commission also worked to inculcate a culture of accountability, patriotism and respect for the rule of law, particularly through community engagements, schools, and traditional authorities.
Mr Ahiafor, expressed concern about the challenges facing the Commissions’ office at Akatsi and assured the team of his willingness to support activities that aligned with his priorities.
He, however, tasked the team to formally submit its request in writing, with detailed planned activities and a budget, to enable him to assess how best he could support.
Mr Ahiafor emphasised the need for enhanced public education on the entrenched and non-entrenched provisions of the 1992 Constitution as well as the passage of the Affirmative Action Act.
He also expressed dissatisfaction with the public’s inability to clearly distinguish between the duties of Members of Parliament and those of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies and charged the NCCE to intensify public education on the Constitutional Functions of MPs.
The briefing also underscored the importance of sustained collaboration with political leaders and institutions to strengthen democracy and good governance in Ghana.
GNA
Edited by Maxwell Awumah/ Christabel Addo
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02 Feb. 2026
