The Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) has completed a 2-day training workshops each in two zones to equip officers from Regional Co-ordinating Councils (RCC and participating Municipal Assemblies on the effective use of the dLRev software for revenue management. The training workshops which were held in two zones were under […]
The Head of the Local Government Service, Prof. Lord Mensah, has called on staff of the Local Government Service and Ghanaians at large to embrace good sanitation practices as a way of life and as a personal responsibility rather than treat the on-going National Flood Aftermath Clean-Up Exercise as a one-off event. Prof. Mensah made […]
The Head of the Local Government Service, Prof. Lord Mensah, has warned that rising citizen expectations and growing demands for accountability mean that continuous capacity development for governance bodies is no longer optional but a necessity. The warning came at the opening of a two-day retreat for the Local Government Service Council on June 26, […]
The Head of the Local Government Service, Prof. Lord Mensah, has charged members of the sixth Local Government Service Council to drive visionary leadership, accountable governance and exemplary institutional performance across all the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) He gave the charge on Friday June 26, 2026, at the opening of a two-day […]
Eastern Region, Ghana (January 12–16, 2026) – The Head of the Office of the Local Government Service (OHLGS), Prof. Lord Mensah, has completed a five-day working tour of the Eastern Region aimed at strengthening human resource management systems and enhancing service delivery across regional and district local government structures. During engagements with management and staff, […]
OHLGS – Wednesday, July 2, 2025: The Head of the Local Government Service, Professor Lord Mensah, has called on Metropolitan, Municipal and District Coordinating Directors (MMDCDs) in the Greater Accra Region to rally behind his vision for transforming the Service. Addressing the MMDCDs at his first official meeting with them, Prof. Mensah expressed appreciation for […]
The Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) has presented ten (10) Toyota Hilux Pickups vehicles to the Budget Offices of the Regional Co-ordinating Councils (RCCs) as part of efforts to strengthen the capacity of the RCCs in the discharge of their mandate. The vehicles were procured from the Local Government Service’s […]
Introduction. Performance Management System is the process of evaluating organizational results against planned targets, identifying opportunities for improvement, and taking action to fix problems and enhance successes. In the public sector, this is often identified as managing for results. The public sector has shifted from the traditional appraisal and performance agreement to an enhanced performance […]