Training for the first batch
of 60 trainer of trainees (TOTs) from the Nation Builders Corps
(NABCO) to undertake the Digital Property Addressing System (DPAS) project in
the Upper West Region kicks off in Wa.
Under the project, the 60
trainers are expected to train 555 field officers across the 11 municipal and
districts in the Upper West Region who willcommence the second phase of the
actual Digital Property Addressing System (DPAS) project.
In total, 12,750 field
officers will be equipped to collect and collate data from across Ghana and
also provide digital number plates. The essence of theproject t was to
assign digital addresses to each property in Ghana be it a structure or a parcel
of a land yet to be used.
According to the Upper West
Regional Coordinator for the Nation Builders’ Corps, Nuhu Umar, the
participants for the training programme included physical planers from the
municipal and district assemblies.
The rest were three research
and training corps (RTCs) from the(NABCO) offices in the municipal and district
assembliesand the regional monitors and coordinator.
He explained that the benefits
of the project was in many fold in the areas of security, health and business.
He said that DPAS will provide easy access to properties for the security agencies which hitherto was not the case.
He said that DPAS will provide easy access to properties for the security agencies which hitherto was not the case.
He also believed that the project would
facilitate health care delivery in terms of ambulance services among others.
Nuhu Umar indicated that the
physical planners at the various Municipal and District Assemblies were a
crucial participants of the (DPAS) project because they were inch age of the Property
Addressing System and have the physical layouts of their various municipalities
and districts.
He urged the people of the Upper
West Region to put their heads and minds on the project and support it to
succeed in order to revolutionize the scheme of affairs of Ghana.
Addressing the participants ,
the Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, Hamidu Chinnia on behalf of the
Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih was hopeful that the necessary training
and capacity building were being given to the participants to ensure that the
project was well implemented in all districts of the Upper West Region.
He emphasized the importance of the project adding that even though people demand schools, market
centers,clinics, good roads and other facilities unfortunately, only a few of
the people pay tax.
He therefore agreed that the
government must identify each property and individuals in the country in other
to be able to generate enough revenue to be able to undertake developmental
projects.
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