{"id":24309,"date":"2023-01-06T14:17:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T14:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/new-political-administrative-division-poses-challenges-to-governance-says-minister-of-territory"},"modified":"2023-01-06T16:21:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T16:21:25","slug":"new-political-administrative-division-poses-challenges-to-governance-says-minister-of-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/new-political-administrative-division-poses-challenges-to-governance-says-minister-of-territory","title":{"rendered":"New political-administrative division poses challenges to governance \u2013 says Minister of Territory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Minister of Territorial Administration, Dioni\u0301sio da Fonseca, said Thursday in Lucala, Cuanza Norte province, that the implementation of the country&#8217;s new political-administrative division poses challenges to governance.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The challenges are embodied in the creation of conditions for the effective provision of services to the population.<\/p>\n<p>According to the minister, who was speaking at the end of the 48-hour visit to Cuanza Norte province, the government&#8217;s project for the country&#8217;s new political-administrative division focuses on improving the quality and bringing basic social services closer to citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce implemented, citizens will no longer have to travel long distances to satisfy their needs\u201d, he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>He specified that the Executive is working on mobilizing financial resources, to ensure that the citizen has education, health, identity card and other services close to him.<\/p>\n<p>He says he understands society&#8217;s skepticism in this proposal, but advises citizens to think about a long-term project, rather than the immediate one.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal for a new political-administrative division of the country provides for the division of the provinces of Moxico and Cuando Cubango, making 20 territories at provincial level, to the detriment of the current 18.<\/p>\n<p>It also provides for the elevation of communes and districts to municipalities, with the country having to have 581 municipalities, instead of the 164 existing now.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal is currently in public consultation for possible contributions from citizens to its improvement, and should subsequently be submitted to the National Assembly for approval.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\">Angola<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. 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