Gbarnga, Bong County – Participants at a one-day meeting on the awareness of the Local Government Act have hailed NAYMOTE-Partners for Democratic Development for broadening their knowledge, terming the exercise as a great move. Report by Selma Lomax, [email protected]Over 50 participants including government officials, women groups youths, civil society organizations, and the media attended the forum at the Bong County Women Center in Gbarnga. The Local Government Act was signed into law by President George Weah in September of 2018. The Local Government Act awareness with support from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) an American pro-democracy institution was intended to strengthen citizens’ understanding of the legal framework of the local government act. In separate interviews, participants extolled NAYMOTE-Partners for Democratic Development for the awareness and described it as a good beginning.

Source: Front Page Africa May 07, 2019 00:43 UTC