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
OUR LEADERSHIP
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Prof. Lord Kwaku Mensah
Head of Service
Felicia Dapaah Agyeman-Boakye (Mrs)
Chief Director
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Service is a public service institution established by the Local Government Service Act, 2003 (Act 656) which has been repealed and replaced with the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936).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’’.
16
REGIONS
6
METROPOLITANS
109
MUNICIPALS
146
DISTRICTS
LATEST NEWS
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OHLGS TRAINS MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLIES ON DIGITAL REVENUE COLLECTION
February 17, 2026
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE HOLDS FIRST MANAGEMENT RETREAT UNDER NEW HEAD
November 27, 2025
LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS
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