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An appeal has been made by the Rent Control Department for the appointment of a substantive Director.

      The practice over the past 15 years, where the Department has been headed by people in acting capacity has not been helpful and should not continue.

       Mr. Ishmael Essien, the Asante-Akim Central Municipal Rent Officer, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that this was hampering its smooth running and efficient operation.

       He indicated that the acting Directors often found it difficult to take firm decisions to give new direction to the department because they were unsure of their position.

       This, he said, was making it hard to deliver on its core mandate to become relevant and responsive to public needs.

        Mr. Essien stated that tackling the absence of an agile and resilient leadership should be made an urgent priority.

        It was vital to the effort to rebrand and to make its services more visible to the public, he added.