Africa-Press – Angola. The provincial governor of Malanje, Marcos Nhunga, challenged public managers on Thursday to be more creative in managing public affairs and defining the population’s priorities, with a view to addressing the scarcity of financial resources.
The official launched this challenge at the swearing-in ceremony of new directors of provincial offices and recently appointed municipal administrators, having asked those responsible to do “the possible with little” and to give priority to the most pressing problems of the population.
“We may have a lot of resources, but if creativity is lacking, we will not reach the set goals”, he said, adding that there is no time to lose, as the country and the province require more work from the staff, who also appealed for a posture based on dialogue , regardless of the party affiliation of each citizen.
He pointed out the improvement of access roads, basic sanitation, energy, water, health, education and agriculture as the lines of action of the new local government apparatus, with a view to guaranteeing better living conditions for citizens.
Another recommendation relates to the application of greater rigor in hiring companies to carry out works in the municipalities, so as to put an end to the construction of low-quality projects.
On the other hand, the governor encouraged those responsible to establish partnerships and reduce bureaucracy in services, with a view to attracting more investors in the province, given its potential in different areas, most of which are yet to be explored.
Addressing specifically the new “tenant” of the Municipal Administration of Malanje, Marcos Nhunga guided the improvement of the city’s image, as it is the “postcard” of the province, having highlighted the need to pay greater attention to the social situation in the neighborhoods of the periphery.
Considering the fact that most of those who took office are young, the governor said he believed in the dynamism and capacity of this fringe, which he said he hoped would correspond to the aspirations of the population.
However, the sworn staff committed themselves to defending the interests of citizens and striving for open and dialoguing governance.
The municipal administrators of Malanje, Fernandes Cristóvão João, de Cacuso, Manuel Van-Dúnem, Calandula, Mateus Vunge, Massango, Ânsia Salatiel, Cangandala, Dilangue Baião, Mucari, Inácio Cabedal, Quela, Aguiar Quitumba, and Cambundi-Catembo, took office. Fatima Paul.
Also sworn in were the municipal administrators of Luquembo, João Baptista Jorge, Quirima, Ana de Sousa Gomes, Marimba, João Manuel, Cunda-dya-Baze, Maria Elizete da Silva, Cahombo, João Cabamba, and Kiwaba Nzoji, José Neves , as well as the directors of the Provincial Offices of Infrastructure and Technical Services, Duarte Ginga, and of Registries and Administrative Modernization, Pedro Siconde.
Also taking office were the directors of the Provincial Economic and Integrated Development Offices, Pedro Gingi Bernardo, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Carlos Chipoia, Environment, Waste Management and Community Services, Jacinta Gomes, as well as those of Transport, Traffic and Urban Mobility, João de Assunção, Culture, Tourism, Youth and Sports, Velosos Dala, Education, Manuel Osório, Social Action, Family and Gender Equality, Angelina Camueje, Health, Ribeiro de Carvalho.
The general secretary and the directors of the Legal and Exchange Offices and of Human Resources of the Provincial Government of Malanje, namely Fulgêncio Lopes, Marcos Gabriel and Eufrazina Izaza Cristiano, are also among those appointed.
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