Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs)

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:local_government
gptkbp:appointedBy District Chief Executive (by President of Ghana)
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:District_Assemblies
Metropolitan Assemblies
Municipal Assemblies
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:decentralizationType political decentralization
fiscal decentralization
administrative decentralization
gptkbp:electionOfMembers every 4 years
gptkbp:establishedBy Local Government Act, 1993 (Act 462)
gptkbp:function service delivery
local governance
development planning
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:District_Assemblies_Common_Fund
Internally Generated Funds
central government transfers
gptkbp:governedBy District Chief Executive
Assembly Members
Presiding Member
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs)
gptkbp:numberOfAssemblies 261
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Ministry_of_Local_Government,_Decentralisation_and_Rural_Development
gptkbp:platform gptkb:Constitution_of_Ghana
gptkb:Local_Governance_Act,_2016_(Act_936)
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:Regional_Coordinating_Councils
gptkbp:responsibleFor infrastructure development
public health
waste management
sanitation
local economic development
local security
education at local level
revenue mobilization
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ministry_of_Local_Government,_Decentralisation_and_Rural_Development
gptkb:Ministry_of_Local_Government_and_Rural_Development_(Ghana)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8