ACCRA-22nd September, 2016: The attention of the Head of the Local Government Service has been drawn to an article that has gained wide circulation on social media that “Local government services forms” are out for persons interested in job placement with the Service to purchase from Ghana Publishing Company (Assembly Press). The message indicated that […]
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Local Government Service Secretariat Organizes a Leadership Workshop for Senior Management
Between Monday 12th September and Wednesday 14th September, 2016, the Local Government Service Secretariat (LGSS) organized a leadership workshop for ninety (90) senior officers of managerial status in the Local Government Service (LGS) at the Elking Hotel, East Legon in the Greater Accra Region. The leadership workshop was to prepare managers to meet new leadership […]
National Association of Internal Auditors of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies Pay Courtesy Call on Local Government Service Secretariat’s Management
The executives of the National Association of Internal Auditors of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) paid a courtesy call on the Management of the Local Government Service Secretariat (LGSS) on Thursday 25th August, 2016. The meeting took place in the Conference Room of the LGSS. Present at the meeting were the Head of Service […]
Local Government Service Secretariat’s Management Meets Representatives of Development Planners
The leadership of the Local Government Service played host to a 5-Member delegation of the Planning Class. The purpose was to discuss proposals to revive the Association for Planning Officers in the Service. The meeting took place in the Conference Room of the Local Government Service Secretariat (LGSS) on Monday 22nd August, 2016. Present at […]
New Executives of LGWU Introduced to the Management of the LGSS
On Tuesday 16th August, 2016, the newly elected executives of the Local Government Workers Union (LGWU) were introduced to the Management of LGSS in a familiarization meeting held at the Conference Room of the Local Government Service Secretariat (LGSS). Present at the meeting were the Head of Service (HoS), Dr. Callistus Mahama, the Chief Director […]
Posting of Newly Recruited Environmental Health Officers and Assistants
The attached documents contain lists of officers in the Environmental Health class that have been selected for posting as indicated against their names with immediate effect. The assumption date is 1st September, 2016.
Local Government Service signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Background The Local Government Service (LGS), which was established by the Local Government Service Act, 2003 ( Act 656) has on the 5th of July, 2016 signed a landmark MoU with the Nation’s premier science and technology university, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) which was equally established by an Act of Parliament […]
Ghana receives 11.9 million Euros (GHC 52 million) from the European Union to support decentralisation
The European Union (EU) has this month paid 11.9 million Euros (GHC 52 million) to support decentralization in Ghana. The grant supports the decentralization reform process of the country that aims to improve service delivery at the district level. In the framework of the European Union’s Financing Agreement with Ghana, the amount of 11.9 million […]