THE President of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), Mr Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, has urged metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives not to let criticisms dampen their spirits.
Rather, he said, they must regard the criticisms as a challenge that would motivate them to work harder to achieve set goals.
"We have been appointed to the positions to improve upon the living conditions of our people," Mr Aidoo-Mensah said.
Mr Aidoo-Mensah who is also the District Chief Executive for Gomoa West stated that helping to improve upon the living conditions of the people could not be done without facing criticisms.
"Let the criticisms strengthen us to focus but not to discourage us to depart from our set goals," he stressed.
Mr Aidoo-Mensah advised his colleagues not to make themselves armchair executives but go out to make personal contacts and lobby donor agencies, including non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to help their people.
"With the limited national resources, the government alone cannot do everything for our people, therefore we must seek support from elsewhere," he said.
The NALAG President expressed concern about the agitation of some youth for the removal of some chief executives from office, and appealed to the youth to exercise restraint and allow the chief executives time to put things right.
He appealed to his colleagues to handle such issues with tact, and that they should not regard the agitators as enemies.
"We must give them a hearing when they approach us (DCEs)," he said.— GNA
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