The Local Government Service has organized a series of two-day workshop on Programme Based Budgeting (PBB) for District Assemblies outside the scope of the Local Government Capacity Support Project (LGCSP). Training beneficiaries included Heads of the Internal Audit Unit, Agriculture and Social Welfare and Community Development Departments. Participants were taken through the concept, principles and […]

The 1st Ordinary Meeting of the Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) Staff Welfare Association was held on Thursday 19th January, 2017 in accordance with the provisions of the Association’s constitution. The purpose of the meeting was to update members on the state of affairs of the association and to introduce […]

Directors and Staff of OHLGS on Thursday 19th January, 2017 had a brief interaction with officers from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) on Waste Management. The session was to introduce staff of OHLGS to the practicality of waste segregation to ease collection and revenue generation. The MLGRD representatives said, the ministry […]

The Head of Service and Directors of the Office of the Head of Local Government Service (OHLGS) on Monday 9th January, 2017 met staff of the Public Affairs Unit for clarification on the role and functions of the Unit. The meeting afforded Directors and officers of PAU the platform to appreciate the need for collaboration […]

On Wednesday 21st December, 2016, the Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) organised a staff durbar to take stock of activities in 2016 as the year ebbs to an end. The forum afforded the opportunity for the Head of Service and Directors to interact with members of staff. The Head of […]

Directors of the Local Government Service Secretariat (LGSS) on Wednesday 21st December, 2016 met with Mr. Charles Komla Hegbor, a consultant contracted by the European Union to carry out an identification mission for potential areas of possible support for Public Financial Management in Ghana. The meeting briefed the EU consultant on the current PFM programme […]

As a sequel to the training conducted for the 170 MMDAs outside the scope of the Local Government Capacity Support Project (LGCSP) between September and October, 2016, the Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) has completed another series of training for these MMDAs in Assets Management, IGF Strategy and the use […]