Official pdf, 170 pages world bank documents world bank group. Ghana is a constitutional republic with two spheres of government. Ghanas 1992 constitution promulgated in 1993 outlined in a new framework the district assembly common fund dacf to empower the local government. Aug 27, 2015 the 1992 constitution of the republic of ghana, in article 240, tasks them, the local government authorities metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies mmdas to plan, initiate, coordinate, manage and execute policies in respect of all matters affecting the people within their areas. Publication date 2016 title variation district assemblies in ghana isbn 9988572972 9789988572976. The public service in ghana is composed of centrally managed agencies, ministries, subvented agencies, district assemblies, and state enterprises. A guide to district assemblies in ghana, 2nd ed fes ghana. The decentralization policy in ghana enjoins the sekyere west district assembly and other district assemblies to be responsible for the overall development of the entire district including provision of roads. Speaking to journalists after presenting the li, the local government minister, hajia alima mahama, said the move is to deepen ghanas democratic processes as. The districts of ghana are secondlevel administrative subdivisions of ghana, below the level. Click on the web address on the left to visit the corresponding website of the district assembly. Local governments will therefore be useless unless they possess the relevant financial capacity to support the onerous responsibilities devolved to them ayee, 1996. Early childhood care and development standards 03 years.
Ghanas local government system is made up of the regional. The paper highlights that a range of public service reform initiatives have been undertaken in ghana since the early 1980s. The district assemblies are responsible for the setting and collecting of local revenue. The western and the western north regions, which has a population of about 2. Agona west municipal assembly awma was created out of the former agona district assembly ada on 25th february, 2008 by li 1920. Pdf twenty years of implementation of district assemblies. Subdistrict political and administrative structures. O box 151 wechiau upper west region ghana w africa wasa amenfi east wassa amenfi east district assembly p. Effective revenue mobilisation by districts assemblies. Annan, himself a member of the ruling council, was appointed chairman.
A guide to district assemblies in ghana in searchworks catalog. Pdf local government revenue mobilisation and management. The government of ghana expresses its gratitude to all ministries, departments and agencies mdas, metropolitan municipaldistrict assemblies mmdas, social partners ghana employers association and organized labour and civil society organizations cso, which ensured that the views of all stakeholders are reflected in the npa. Districts in ghana are secondlevel administrative subdivisions of ghana, below the level of region. An analysis of the early years of the fund robinson d. The extent of financial discipline in district assemblies in. Issue 2 december 2014 a message from the dacf administrator. Pdf analysis of prospects and challenges of subdistrict. The district assemblies common fund dacf is a pool of resources created under article 252 of the 1992 constitution of ghana. Nov 17, 2017 the li, which will mature in the next 21 sitting days, seeks to also carve some municipalities from other assemblies, and also elevate some existing districts to municipality status. Causes of maverick buying at the district assemblies in ghana the study reve aled that most of the procuremen t practitioners find i t difficult to understand the procurement a ct 663.
The key issues examined in the study are the level of knowledge, the procedure and modalities of compliance with the act and the challenges of implementing the procurement act by the procurement committee members. The role of the district assemblies in the management of. The extent of financial discipline in district assemblies in ghana a case study of the birim north district assembly, eastern region prince agyapong yeboah research paper postgraduate business economics economic policy publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay. Districts are governed by district assemblies, which are established by the minister of local. The asokore mampong municipal is one of the 260 metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies mmdas in ghana, and forms part of the 43 of mmdas in the ashanti region. Functions of district assemblies you should know labone express. The municipality was carved out of the kumasi metropolitan assembly on june 29th, 2012 was established by legislative instrument, l. Below is a list of all the districts in ghana arranged by alphabetical order. Labor inspectors from district assemblies investigate child labor. The supervisory role of the minister of local government and rural development has in some cases led to the suspension of district assemblies where financial irregularities were discovered.
The reform of the late 1980s subdivided the regions of ghana into 110 districts, where local district assemblies should deal with the local administration. The civil service, which covers the centrally managed. Awma is one of the twenty 20 political and administrative districts in the central region of ghana. Aug 02, 20 district assemblies below is a list of all the districts in ghana arranged by alphabetical order.
The district assemblies ghana table of contents although the national commission for democracy ncd had existed as an agency of the pndc since 1982, it was not until september 1984 that justice daniel f. Coordinating councils, fourtier metropolitan assemblies and three tier municipal district. Local government revenue mobilisation and management. The common fund is a development fund that is intended to ensure equitable development of. The population of the regions and districts of ghana according to census results and latest official projections. This necessitated the establishment of the common fund to provide financial resources to the assemblies. Study of upper denkyira east municipal assembly of ghana. O box 10 wassa akropong western region ghana w africa wasa amenfi westwassa amenfi west district assembly p. The local government system consists of a regional coordinating council, a fourtier metropolitan and a threetier municipal district assemblies structure. District assemblies ghana homepage, resource for news. Ghana districts towns and cities in ghana, a repository of all districts in the republic of ghana. District assemblies in ghana isbn 9988572972 9789988572976. Ghana districts districts eastern region koforidua newjuaben municipal district, koforidua upper manya krobo, asesewa afram plains district, donkorkrom. Ghanas 46 newly created districts take off despite protests.
The fund is a development fund which enables the use of the nation. Metropolitan or municipal or district assemblies mmdas 19. Implementation challenges of the public procurement act by. The bylaws linked to below are recommended by the district presbytery. In ghana metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies mmdas are partners to. For further information on each district, click on its name to be taken to its profile. Act 2003 act 663 by metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies mmdas in the ashanti region of ghana. Management in africa, 2628 january 2005, johannesburg, south africa the role of the district assemblies in the management of transdistrict water basins in ghana maxwell opokuagyemang ghanas legal regime for the management of water resources combines both the formal and informal customary law principles. Issue 2 december 2014 republic of ghana the common fund newsletter district assemblies common fund dacf w elcome to the second edition of the dacf newsletter, a biannual newsletter which is produced by the office of the administrator of the dacf.