Centre for Local Government Advocacy proposes accountability measures to advance Ghana’s decentralisation
The Centre for Local Government Advocacy (CLGA) has proposed measures to assess and request accountability from District, Municipal and Metropolitan assemblies.
The CLGA highlighted the disconnect between grand development plans and their implementation on the ground, stressing the lack of awareness among residents of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
This was disclosed by Dr Eric Oduro Osae, a member of the Board of Directors for CLGA, at the 2024 Public Financial Management Compliance League media engagement which was held in Accra.
He stated that accountability at the local government level was a shared duty that required citizens to be informed and proactive by routinely scrutinising development projects and initiatives.
He noted that citi...