Friday, September 27, 2024, Sunyani
The President of the Ghana Institute of Planning (GIP) launched the 2024 Annual Conference and General Meeting (AGCM) of the Institute in Sunyani on September 27, 2024. The event took place at the Conference Room of the Sunyani Municipal Assembly.
This year’s conference theme is “The Nexus between Integrated Planning and Ghana’s Decentralized Development: Prospects, Challenges, and the Way Forward.” It is scheduled for November 21 and 22, 2024, in Sunyani.
Pln. Prof. Jonas Akudugu chaired the launching ceremony. Other dignitaries included Nana Kwame Baah Nyamtakyi Antoapomah I, Nkwakawhene of the Sunyani Traditional Area; Nana Abena Boatenmaa II, Fiapre Kyidomhemaa; Pln. Frank Martey Korley, Regional Director of the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority; and Pln. I.B. Ankomah, Sunyani Municipal Coordinating Director.
The chair emphasized the need for collaborative efforts towards a successful congress. Similarly, the Guest of Honour indicated that the Sunyani Traditional Council is fully supportive of the upcoming event.
At the event, the Sunyani Zone elected to retain Pln. James Eta-Era as Chairman, Pln. Gifty Nyarko as Secretary, and Anthonia Ayamga as Organizer. Pln. Adjei Asare Baffour Snr. became the Zonal Vice Chair. The President also announced that World Town Planning Day will be celebrated at Dumasua in the Bono Region.
