Africa-Press – Angola. The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, arrived afternoon, Friday, to the province of Benguela, where on Saturday will chair the first extraordinary meeting of the local governance council.
At his arrival at Paulo Teixeira Jorge, from Catumbela, the head of state, who is accompanied by the First Lady of the Republic, Ana Dias Lourenço, received compliments from welcome from Benguela Province Governor Manuel Nunes Júnior, members of the central government and local entities.
Prior to Saturday’s meeting, the President of the Republic will also participate in the opening ceremony of the V Edition of the Fair of Municipalities and Cities of Angola.
The Local Government Council is a collegial body that acts as an assistant to the President of the Republic in the formulation and monitoring of public administration’s governance policies at local level in Angola.
It is intended to evaluate, deliberate and guide actions in various essential domains, such as the implementation and adequacy of the new political-administrative division, approval of organic statutes of provincial and municipal administration, planning and execution of infrastructures with highways and new cities and policies of food and nutritional security,
This organ also is responsible for formalizing informal economy operators, public health indicators, education, agriculture, among others.
He is generally gathered twice a year under the direction of the President of the Republic and has the participation of the vice-president, ministers of state, holders of various ministries, provincial governors and other relevant entities.
Its main attributions also include contributing to the formulation and execution of local governance policies, evaluating the political-administrative organization and the strategic projects developed locally, examines budgets and annual plans of provincial governments.
It is also possible to propose mechanisms of articulation between the central and local administration, monitor policies to combat regional inequalities and promote administrative and financial deconcentration, monitor the progress of local authorities and state reforms that impact local governance.
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