Accra-Tuesday June 21, 2022: The Head of the Local Government Service, Ing. Dr. Nana Ato Arthur received a six- member delegation from the Zimbabwean Local Government Board and the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works at his office in Accra. The delegation led by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government and […]
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OHLGS FACILITATES ZIMBABWEAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT’S TOUR OF SELECTED MMDAs IN GHANA
Accra June 22- 23, 2022: A delegation from the Zimbabwean Local Government Board and the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works are in the country on a benchmarking visit. As part of their visit, they interacted with public officials of national-level institutions before proceeding to engage officials of selected Metropolitan, Municipal District Assemblies (MMDAs) […]
APSCA HONOURS THE HEAD OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Accra- Wednesday, May 16, 2022: The Head of the Local Government Service, Ing Dr. Nana Ato Arthur has been honoured with the 2022 Excellence in Local Government Service Delivery and the Africa Top 50 Public Sector Leader Award at the 3rd Africa Public Sector Conference and Awards (APSCA) held at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel […]
OHLGS DISCUSSES ENFORCEMENT OF MMDA BYE-LAWS
Accra – Monday, June 6, 2022: Management of the Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) met with a research team from Dennis Law Ghana to discuss the findings of a research they have conducted; and to find plausible ways to support the Metropolitan, Municipal District Assemblies (MMDAs) to enforce their bye-laws. […]
HEAD OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE PARTICIPATES IN ASCOD’s 6TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Kumasi – Wednesday May 25 -Friday May 27, 2022: The Head of the Local Government Service, Ing. Dr. Nana Ato Arthur graced the 6th annual conference of the Association of Coordinating Directors (ASCOD) of Ghana. The conference which was under the theme “Digitalisation: a tool for transforming Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) was to […]
HEAD OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE PARTICIPATES IN THE URBAN THINKERS CAMPUS OF THE CITY OF MANNHEIM-GERMANY
Mannheim-Friday May 19, 2022: The Head of the Local Government Service, Ing. Dr. Nana Ato Arthur was among dignitaries who participated and addressed the Urban Thinkers Campus of the city of Mannheim in Germany. The Urban Thinkers Campus is an initiative of the World Urban Campaign (WUC) of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). It […]
OHLGS ENGAGES KFW ON DACF-RFG SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
Accra-March 31, 2022: The Office of the Head of the Local Government Service has engaged officials of the German Financial Cooperation (KFW) as part of KFW’s mission on its Governance and E-Waste Project. The meeting among others discussed progress on the use of the District Assemblies Common Fund – Response Factor Grant (DACF-RFG) for project […]
OHLGS Management Inspect Progress of Works on its New Office Block
Accra-Tuesday March 29, 2022: The Management of the Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) led by the Head of Service Ing. Dr. Nana Ato Arthur inspected progress of works on its new office block under construction. With funding from the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), the project is expected to be […]