Madam Patience Sally Kumah, the Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has stated that social auditing is one of the sure ways of reducing corruption in society.

She explained that social auditing enabled community members to hold duty bearers accountable for the resources entrusted into their hands on behalf of the people to promote development.

Madam Sally Kumah stated this during a Town Hall Meeting organised by the Wa Municipal Assembly in collaboration with the NCCE and with support from Community Development Alliance (CDA) and Action for Sustainable Development (ASUDEV) in Wa.

The purpose of the meeting was to give the Assembly the opportunity to account to the citizens, its stewardship and also receive feedback from the people to promote improved governance.

“Social auditing is a project that promote the enhancement of development through transparency and accountability while also promoting community ownership of projects and programmes”, she said.

The NCCE Regional Director therefore, called on citizens to take interest in social auditing issues by holding their leaders accountable for their actions and inactions in order to help reduce corruption.

Mr Issifu Salifu Kanton, Executive Director of CDA appealed to the people to pay their taxes especially property and cattle rates to enable the Assembly bring development to the Municipality.

He also urged the people to support the 2019 Referendum by voting yes to ensure the election Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in order to give power to the people and strengthen the decentralisation system in the country.

Mr Asodina Akabo Francis, Programmes Coordinator, ASUDEV reiterated the need for the people to take social accountability issues very serious to ensure that resources they contributed by way of taxation was prudently managed by duty bearers to bring development.

“When we hold our duty bearers accountable to us, it is an indication that citizens know what they are about, thereby, compelling duty bearers to manage their resources well on their behalf”, he said.