LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE

The Local Government Service is a public Service institution established by the Local Government Service Act, 2003 (Act 656) which has been repealed and replaced with the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936). The Service exists ‘’to secure effective administration and management of the decentralised local government system in the country’’.

VISION : 'A World Class Decentralised and Client Oriented Service'.

MISSION : 'To Support Local Government to deliver value for money services through the mobilization, harmonization and utilization of quality human capacity and material resources to promote local and national development'.

MOTTO : Decentralisation, Democracy, Development

PROMOTION FROM DEPUTY DIRECTOR TO DIRECTOR AND ITS ANALOGOUS
February 20, 2019
The underlisted officers have been shortlisted to be considered for promotion to Director and its analogous. The shortlisted officers’ details and particulars have …Read More »
CONVERSION/UPGRADING OF STAFF
February 14, 2019
The Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) is in the process of Upgrading/Converting officers who have acquired higher and …Read More »
CALL FOR PROMOTION INTERVIEWS
October 25, 2018
The Office of the Head of Local Government Service is in the process of compiling the list of all Deputy Directors and officers …Read More »
SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES FOR INTERVIEW FOR APPOINTMENT AS HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS OF WORKS, URBAN ROADS, TRANSPORT, LEGAL AND AGRIC
October 22, 2018
The attached shortlisted candidates should contact their respective Regional Coordinating Councils (RCCs) for the scheduled date of their interview for the appointment as …Read More »

SCRAP 30 PER CENT GOVT APPOINTEES TO MMDAS
January 18, 2019
The Head of the Local Government Service (LGS), Dr Nana Ato Arthur, has called for the 30 per cent appointment of members to metropolitan, municipal and …Read More »
OHLGS HOLDS END OF YEAR STAFF DURBAR
December 21, 2018
OHLGS – Friday December 21, 2018: The Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) organized a staff durbar to review events and performance …Read More »
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE SIGNS PACT WITH IHS OF ERASMUS UNIVERSITY
December 5, 2018
The Local Government Service (LGS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam, …Read More »