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Foreign News October 25, 1952

The Miami Times

Miami, Dade County, Florida

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Officials from four Gold Coast municipal councils (Accra, Cape Coast, Kumasi, Sekondi-Takoradi) held the second conference of the Association of Municipal Councils. G. N. Alema of Accra was elected chairman, and three standing committees were formed with chairmen from each city.

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LEAD FOUR CITIES
These men in the above picture run four Municipal Councils of the Gold Coast: Accra, Cape Coast, Kumasi and Sekondi-Takoradi. The above delegates and officials recently got together for the second conference of the Association of Municipal Councils in the Gold Coast.

Councilman G. N. Alema of Accra was elected chairman of the conference. It formed three standing committees: administration and finance, Jones Nelson, Accra, chairman; development and work activities, Ohene La bi, Kumasi, chairman, and welfare and health, H. P. Nelson, Cape Coast, chairman.

Shown above in the front row are Councillors Kofi Baake, Cape Coast; J. A. Opoku, Kumasi; Alema, chairman of the Conference; N. E. E. Yankah, Accra, and R. S. Blay, Sekondi-Takoradi. -ANP.

What sub-type of article is it?

Colonial Affairs Political

What keywords are associated?

Gold Coast Municipal Councils Conference Association Committees Chairmen

What entities or persons were involved?

G. N. Alema Jones Nelson Ohene La Bi H. P. Nelson Kofi Baake J. A. Opoku N. E. E. Yankah R. S. Blay

Where did it happen?

Gold Coast

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Primary Location

Gold Coast

Event Date

Recently

Key Persons

G. N. Alema Jones Nelson Ohene La Bi H. P. Nelson Kofi Baake J. A. Opoku N. E. E. Yankah R. S. Blay

Outcome

g. n. alema elected chairman; standing committees formed: administration and finance (jones nelson, accra), development and work activities (ohene la bi, kumasi), welfare and health (h. p. nelson, cape coast).

Event Details

Delegates and officials from municipal councils of Accra, Cape Coast, Kumasi, and Sekondi-Takoradi gathered for the second conference of the Association of Municipal Councils in the Gold Coast. Councilman G. N. Alema of Accra was elected chairman. The conference formed three standing committees on administration and finance, development and work activities, and welfare and health.

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