Commencing her tour in Tamale and subsequently proceeding to the Yendi Zonal Office, Madam Abigail Elorm Mensah engaged regional teams in high level strategic dialogues centred on operational discipline, institutional accountability, and the critical function of loan recovery which is instrumental to the long-term sustainability of MASLOC. She commended the teams for the notable improvements in recovery performance between April and May, describing the upward trend as a testament to what structured resolve and collective focus can accomplish.

Yet, the CEO was equally forthright about the challenges that lie ahead. She underscored the pressing need for consistent and effective recovery of disbursed loans and assets, emphasizing that this remains the backbone of our institutional continuity and a prerequisite for expanding our national footprint. Throughout the tour, a central and recurring theme emerged, performance as the pulse of institutional renewal. Madam Abigail Elorm Mensah consistently challenged and inspired regional staff to adopt a results driven mindset, one anchored in visibility, integrity, and service innovation.

Framed as a decisive moment in MASLOC’s advancement, the CEO’s northern sector tour became a platform to reset priorities, retool systems, and renew commitment. By engaging deeply with operational realities while simultaneously strengthening high level partnerships, would go a long way to signal a bold shift toward a dual track agenda that balances efficiency with transformational impact. Reinforcing the social contract through local collaboration, the CEO also held extensive deliberations with Regional Ministers, MMDCE’s and local executives including Hon. Ibrahim Tia (Northeast), Hon. Charles Puozuing (Upper West), and Hon. Salisu Be-awuribe (Savannah), as well as a suite of Municipal and District leaders.

The tour’s strategic agenda unfolded with quiet intent, focusing on foundational shifts rather than grand gestures. In Lawra, the CEO and her delegation paid a solemn visit to the family of the late District Chief Executive, Alhaji Adam Muazu. It was a gesture emblematic of MASLOC’s ethos of empathy and moral imperative. Accompanied by senior leadership including Mr. Richard Lartey (Deputy CEO, Finance & Administration), Ms. Khalida Seidu (Deputy CEO, PPRME), and Regional Directors, the CEO’s presence signalled a renewed compact between headquarters and field, policy and execution.

Madam Abigail Mensah’s northern sector tour marks a pivotal chapter in MASLOC’s evolution toward a new era from transactional microcredit delivery to transformational community finance. Her leadership assertive yet empathetic, data driven yet deeply human signals a promising shift in how microfinance is imagined, managed, and measured in Ghana. As MASLOC deepens its national footprint, the lessons from this tour will echo well beyond the North. They will inform a bolder, broader strategy for building resilient, inclusive economies one woman, one youth, one small business at a time.

These encounters were more than ceremonial. They constituted a deliberate repositioning of MASLOC within the matrix of regional development. From Nalerigu to Navrongo, from Walewale to Sawla, the message was consistent: MASLOC is not a peripheral actor but an essential instrument in the regional development architecture. A defining moment of the tour unfolded in Sawla-Tuna-Kalba (STK), where the District Assembly formally allocated a dedicated office space to support the operations of MASLOC reminding us about how inter-governmental solidarity and shared vision can be sustainable for community based financial empowerment.