Following the upgrade of the COVID-19 pandemic, and per the Government’s directive on public gathering, MDAs/MMDAs that require Biometric Registration Service are required to book an appointment with the ICT unit of the ministry. To that effect, Officers from the Ministry of Finance have been assigned to the Regional Coordinatng Councils to conduct a biometric […]
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CONFERENCE OF REGIONAL MINISTERS AND REGIONAL COORDINATING DIRECTORS OPENS
Accra: April 22, 2021: The Local Government Service has successfully opened the Conference of Regional Ministers and Regional Co-ordinating Directors in Accra. The conference brings together key players in the decentralisation and local governance sector and representatives of both national and subnational level institutions to dialogue on issues pertinent to the sector. The conference was […]
APPOINTMENT OF CO-ORDINATING DIRECTORS INTO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE
His Excellency, The President of the Republic acting on the advice of the Local Government Service Council and in consultation with the Public Services Commission has appointed One Hundred and Twenty – Three (123) Co-ordinating Directors into the Local Government Service. Please, find attached the list of successful candidates who attended the interview. […]
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS CAN BETTER PERFORM THEIR ROLES IF EMPOWERED – DR. ATO ARTHUR
Kumasi – Wednesday, March 24, 2021: The Head of the Local Government Service, Ing. Dr. Nana Ato Arthur has advocated the need to empower Assembly Members in recognition of their critical role in deepening decentralisation and local governance. According to him, Assembly Members are local level vanguards, particularly in ensuring accountability by District Assemblies in […]
HEAD OF LOCAL GOV’T SERVICE CALLS ON THE CONTROLLER & ACCOUNTANT GENERAL
Accra – Thursday, March 11, 2021: The Head of Local Government Service, Ing. Dr Nana Ato Arthur paid a working visit to the Acting Controller and Accountant General, Mr Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem. The visit was to explore avenues to deepen the existing collaboration between the two institutions and to discuss some pertinent issues of concern, particularly […]
OHLGS ASSESSES THE PERFORMANCE OF RCCs AND MMDAs ON THE 2020 PMC
Various – Wednesday, March 10, 2021: The Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) has commissioned teams to undertake end of year assessment of performance contracts signed between Honorable Regional Ministers and their Regional Co coordinating Directors and also between Honorable District Chief Executives and their respective Metropolitan, Municipal and District Co-coordinating […]
OHLGS STAFF TRAINED ON RECORDS MANAGEMENT
ACCRA – Tuesday March 2, 2021: The Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) has organised a one-day orientation programme for selected staff on records management. The training was organised at the instance of the Head of Service, Ing. Dr Nana Ato Arthur as part of efforts to improve records management to […]
HEADSHIP OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING DEPARTMENT
The Office of the Head of Local Government Service (OHLGS) in fulfillment of its mandate of ensuring the effective and efficient day-to-day administration of the Local Government Service (LGS) in accordance with the Local Government Act of 2016, Act 936 is in the process of selecting highly successful and result-oriented persons who have acquired higher […]