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The United Nation International Children Education Fund (UNICEF) has praised the Gomoa West District Assembly for what it says was constructive response to the outcome of the 2015 District League Table.

An appreciation letter written by the Fund, signed by Chief of Social Policy of UNICEF, Madam Sarah Hague noted the constrictive discussion made by the Assembly on response to the table on the various media platforms.

The letter reads “As you may recall, UNICEF Ghana and Centre for Democratic Development in collaboration with Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development launched the 2015 District League Table, ranking the development status of all the 216 Districts.

Following the launch,there have been several TV, radio and online discussions on the league table itself and on accountability for national development. Naturally a lot of attention fell on your district, finding itself as it did in 216th position".

The appreciation letter continued "We were motivated to write to you given your positive engagement with the finding of the District League Table. We have been very impressed with your constructive response to the media attention, and we were pleased that your planning officer, Mr. Daniel Baah Tenkorang visited UNICEF for GTV's Governance Channel panel discussion.

Mr. Tenkorang's reservations with the District League Table were duly noted, as was his overall support. Virtually supporting the Assembly's stand, the letter concluded "We look forward to continuing the engagement with you and remain available for any enquiries"

When contacted on issue, DCE for Gomoa West, Mr. Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah said the Assembly has been virtually been vindicated but pleaded that the authorities of the Assembly should be notified before such results were released to the public.