A second Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting to review the work plans of institutions implementing the District Assemblies Common Fund-Responsiveness Factor Grant (DACF-RFG) Programme was held at the conference room of the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD) on 3rd May 2024.
The institutions are the Office of the Head of Local Government Service (OHLGS), the Institute of Local Government Service (ILGS), the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Programme (GSCSP), and the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD).
Discussions also centered on updates on the financial disbursement of the District Assemblies Performance Assessment Tools (DPAT 6 & 7) Six and Seven and the recruitment of experts to support project implementation.
The Chairman for the TWG stated the need for the implementing institutions to be responsible and focus on the alignment of issues on planning and distribution of funds for projects.
He emphasised the Government of Ghana aims to drive development at the local level through the District Assemblies and said the job of the ILGS is to drive the work plans of the Government to its fruition.
Thus, funds for the implementation of projects should be sent to OHLGS and ILGS as they are the implementing institutions and not the districts. This, he stated, will ensure the tracking of project performance.
RHODALINE ABBA AND HUMBLE OWUSU YEBOAH
(MLGDRD, PUBLIC RELATIONS)