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Service is a public Service institution established by the Local Government Service Act, 2003 (Act 656) which has been repealed and replaced with the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936).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

THE INSTITUTE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDIES OPENS ADMISSIONS FOR 2020/2021 MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES
November 24, 2020
The Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) has opened admissions for its flagship Master’s Degree Programmes for the 2020/2021 academic year. The four …Read More »
POSTING OF NEWLY RECRUITED OFFICERS (ENV. HEALTH OFFICERS) – 2ND BATCH
November 11, 2020
The following officers have been appointed as Environmental Health Officers by the Local Government Service Council (LGSC) and are …Read More »
POSTING OF NEWLY RECRUITED OFFICERS (2ND BATCH)
November 9, 2020
The following officers have been appointed by the Local Government Service Council (LGSC) and are hereby, posted to the regions indicated …Read More »
POSTING OF NEWLY RECRUITED OFFICERS (ENV. HEALTH OFFICERS)
October 29, 2020
The following officers have been appointed as Environmental Health Officers by the Local Government Service Council (LGSC) and are hereby, …Read More »

MR. GEORGE GYAPANI ACKAH APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF PMED
September 10, 2020
The Office of the Head of the Local Government Service has appointed Mr. George Gyapani Ackah as the Director of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. Mr. Ackah …Read More »
MRS. LILIAN BAEKA APPOINTED NEW DIRECTOR OF MTSD
September 10, 2020
The Office of the Head of the Local Government Service has appointed Mrs. Lilian Baeka as the new Director of Management and Technical Services Directorate (MTSD). …Read More »
STOCKTAKING ON THE IMPACT OF COVID – 19 ON SOCIAL SERVICE DELIVERY AT 260 MMDAs
June 2, 2020
As part of support provided to the MMDAs to deliver an integrated decentralized social services to vulnerable population, UNICEF Ghana in collaboration with the Office of …Read More »