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 […]

HEAD OF SERVICE INSPECTS WORKS ON LGS CONFERENCE CENTRE

Akumandan – Wednesday February 10, 2021: The Head of Service, Ing. Dr. Nana Ato Arthur led a team from the Office of the Head of Local Government Service (OHLGS) to inspect works on the LGS conference and human resource development centre at Akumadan, capital of the Offinso North District. The team included the Chief Director, […]

OHLGS ENDS MANAGEMENT RETREAT

Accra – Thusday, February 5, 2021: The 2-day management retreat of the Office of the Head of Local Government Service (OHLGS) which commenced on Thursday February 4, 2021 has ended. On the second and final day of the retreat, outcomes and observations on the evaluation report of the 2020 Performance Contract signed between the Head […]