Menongue – Angolan head of State João Lourenço left Menongue Friday after a two-day working visit to the south-east province of Cuando Cubango.
The Statesman chaired the meeting of the Local Governance Council on Thursday, which, among other matters, addressed the transfer of various powers from the Central Government to the provincial and municipal administration bodies.
Of the total, 3, 186 terms of transfer of competencies from the Central State Administration moved to the local administration bodies.
The meeting also evaluated the level of execution of the Integrated Plan for Intervention in Municipalities (PIIM).
Also on Thursday, the President of the Republic consulted representatives of churches, traditional authorities, businessmen and the provincial youth council.
Friday, President João Lourenço, accompanied by ministers, met with members of the government of Cuando Cubango, whose attention focused on the infrastructure, as well as an increase in provision of health services, education and decent housing.
Still Friday, the Angolan Head of State visited the Larviculture and Fattening Center of Missombo, a fish production and processing unit, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Estimated at USD14 million, the Larviculture and Fattening Center is part of the Executive's strategy for improving and diversifying the population's diet.
