Accra- Wednesday, May 16, 2022: The Head of the Local Government Service, Ing Dr. Nana Ato Arthur has been honoured with the 2022 Excellence in Local Government Service Delivery and the Africa Top 50 Public Sector Leader Award at the 3rd Africa Public Sector Conference and Awards (APSCA) held at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel […]
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Ashanti Region exceeded Target of Planting 1 Million Trees by 50 Percent in 2021
“Though the Ashanti Region was given a target of planting 1 million trees in 2021, the Region exceed this target by 50 percent, thus, planting 1.5 million trees”. This was disclosed by the Ashanti Regional Minister while addressing the media during this year’s commemoration of Green Ghana Day The Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr. Simon Osei-Mensah […]
Continue readingMMDAs in Ashanti Region reduced Financial Infraction by 34% between 2019 and 2020
The Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) within the Ashanti Region reduced financial infraction by 34% between the year 2019 and 2020. This was noted by The Director General of Internal Audit Agency (IAA), Dr. Eric Oduro Osae during a mass inauguration of 31 Audit Committees within the Ashanti Region on June 9, 2022. He […]
Continue readingAshanti Regional Minister orders encroachers of ECG Restricted Areas to relocate by end of June 2022
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr. Simon Osei-Mensah has ordered encroachers of restricted areas around ECG facilities, either transformers or high-tension cables to relocate by the end of June 2022. This directive was given during an inspection tour to some electricity facilities within Greater Kumasi on June 8, 2022. The exercise which was meant to assess […]
Continue readingHEAD OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE PARTICIPATES IN ASCOD’s 6TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Kumasi – Wednesday May 25 -Friday May 27, 2022: The Head of the Local Government Service, Ing. Dr. Nana Ato Arthur graced the 6th annual conference of the Association of Coordinating Directors (ASCOD) of Ghana. The conference which was under the theme “Digitalisation: a tool for transforming Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) was to […]
Continue readingDissemination Workshop on Monitoring Exercise for all MMDAs in the Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating Council (ARCC) on Tuesday May 31, 2022, held a dissemination workshop for MMDAs in the Region. The Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating Director, Mrs. Emelia Ayebeng Botchway, speaking on behalf of the Ashanti Regional Minister Hon Simon Osei- Mensah indicated that dissemination of monitoring reports is important since it gives the opportunity for […]
Continue readingHEAD OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE PARTICIPATES IN THE URBAN THINKERS CAMPUS OF THE CITY OF MANNHEIM-GERMANY
Mannheim-Friday May 19, 2022: The Head of the Local Government Service, Ing. Dr. Nana Ato Arthur was among dignitaries who participated and addressed the Urban Thinkers Campus of the city of Mannheim in Germany. The Urban Thinkers Campus is an initiative of the World Urban Campaign (WUC) of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). It […]
Continue readingLIST OF ACCREDITED CONSULTANTS FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF STAFF OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE
As part of efforts to develop and co-ordinate the training implementation plans of the Service in accordance with Act 936, the Office of the Head of Local Government Service (OHLGS) has gone through an accreditation process and have subsequently accredited Capacity Building (Training) Providers to work with the Service in implementing their training plans. The […]
Continue readingRE: REQUEST FOR REPORTS ON ONGOING PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) PROJECTS AND PIPELINE PROJECTS TO BE UNDERTAKEN FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS.
Section 60 (1) (d) of PPP Act 2020 (Act 1039) requires that all Contracting Authorities submit to the PPP Office, quarterly and annual reports on the implementation of all PPP projects. These reports will enable the PPP Office to effectively plan the needed support and structure PPP projects to achieve their objectives. Similarly, the reports […]
Continue readingInauguration of the Ashanti Regional Engineering Co-ordinating Team
The Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating Council held a meeting for the inauguration of the Ashanti Regional Engineering Co-ordinating Team on Tuesday May 12, 2022 at the Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating Council. Inaugurating the committee comprising of members from Urban Roads, Ghana Highway Authority, Department Of Feeder Roads, Surveying and Mapping Division, Lands Valuation, LUSPA, EPA, Forestry Commission, […]
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