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From 46th to 3rd: Asokwa Municipal Assembly’s Remarkable Rise in Financial Governance

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7 hours ago

July 9, 2026

A year can make a remarkable difference, and for the Asokwa Municipal Assembly, it has changed everything.

After placing 46th in 2024, the Assembly has surged to an impressive 3rd position in Ghana’s 2025 Public Financial Management Compliance League Table, earning national recognition for its commitment to transparency, accountability and responsible financial management.

The Public Financial Management Compliance League Table, supported by the European Union and coordinated by the Centre for Local Governance Advocacy (CLGA), assesses all 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies across the country. It measures how effectively assemblies manage public funds through budgeting, procurement, revenue generation and financial reporting.

Asokwa’s score of 92.00% placed it among the very best in Ghana, with only Bia East District Assembly and Nkwanta South Municipal Assembly ranking ahead. The performance stands well above the national average of 56.20%, underlining the municipality’s exceptional progress.

Behind this success is a deliberate commitment to strengthening financial discipline. Under the leadership of Municipal Chief Executive Hon. Amoh Kamel, the Assembly has embraced reforms aimed at improving compliance with financial regulations and ensuring greater accountability in the use of public resources.

The national recognition was formally presented during an awards ceremony, where Hon. Gladys G.N. Tetteh, Deputy Executive Director of CLGA, presented the Assembly with an award acknowledging its outstanding performance. The citation commended Asokwa’s efforts in improving public financial management and maintaining compliance throughout the financial management process.

The Assembly’s remarkable improvement demonstrates what focused leadership, teamwork and dedication to good governance can achieve. Rising 43 places within a single year is a significant accomplishment that reflects consistency, careful planning and efficient execution.

Asokwa’s latest achievement not only brings pride to the municipality but also serves as a benchmark for other local assemblies striving to improve governance and accountability.

As the municipality celebrates this milestone, attention now turns to sustaining these standards and pursuing an even greater achievement in the years ahead.

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Damien Cain and Jamie Wiltshire Unite on Emotional Ballad “Caleb (JD Radio Edit)”

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1 day ago

July 8, 2026

Joni Jones

Some songs demand attention through spectacle. “Caleb (JD Radio Edit)”, the new collaboration between Damien Cainand Jamie Wiltshire, takes the opposite approach, drawing listeners in with quiet vulnerability before building into an emotionally charged piano-pop anthem.

Opening with little more than piano and heartfelt vocals, the track gradually expands into a powerful pop-rock ballad that finds strength in restraint. Its greatest impact comes from the pairing of Cain and Wiltshire, whose voices carry a conversation shaped by memory, absence and the difficult act of letting go. While released ahead of Pride Month, the song’s subtle queer perspective is woven naturally into a story that speaks to anyone who has experienced love and loss.

For Damien Cain, whose career stretches across more than three decades, “Caleb” marks another chapter in an artistic journey defined by emotional storytelling. Best known for the cult success of Age of Darkness and collaborations with the late Sir Christopher Lee, Cain continues to blur the lines between cinematic rock and contemporary songwriting. Alongside him is Jamie Wiltshire, the award-winning British singer-songwriter whose work has accumulated more than 50 million Spotify streams and appeared across productions for Netflix, Amazon Prime, the BBC and other major broadcasters.

The track also benefits from the touch of London-based producer Jay Dixie, whose work with artists including Meghan Trainor, Ella Henderson and Flo Rida brings a modern polish. Rather than overpowering the performances, the production allows the duet to remain firmly at the centre, giving every lyric room to resonate.

The accompanying video mirrors that same philosophy. Shot entirely as one uninterrupted take, it follows two young men travelling together through open landscapes, allowing lingering glances and shared silence to tell a story that needs very few words.