Bringing Accountability Closer to the People: Dissemination of PFMCLT Findings through Zonal Town Hall Meetings
As part of deliberate efforts to deepen citizen engagement, promote transparency, and strengthen accountability in local governance, the Public Financial Management Compliance League Table (PFMCLT) Project, implemented by the Centre for Local Governance Advocacy (CLGA), successfully organised four zonal town hall meetings across Ghana’s Southern, Eastern, Middle, and Northern zones.
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National PFM Policy Engagement Forum: Bridging Evidence and Policy Reform
A major highlight of the 2024 Public Financial Management Compliance League Table (PFMCLT) cycle was the convening of the National PFM Policy Engagement Forum, a high-level platform designed to translate assessment evidence into actionable policy dialogue on fiscal governance and accountability in Ghana.
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2024 Public Financial Management Compliance League Table Report For Metropolitan, Municipal And District Assemblies In Ghana
The 2024 Public Financial Management Compliance League Table (PFMCLT) assessed the financial management compliance of 258 out of 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), representing 99% coverage across the 16 regions of Ghana for the 2024 fiscal year. The assessment evaluated performance across the five (5) stages of the public financial management cycle, namely Development Planning, Composite Budgeting, Procurement and Contracting, Accounting and Reporting, and Internal and External Auditing.
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Decentralization And Local Government: The Constitution Review Commission’s (CRC) Report and The Government White Paper- Areas Requiring Further Consideration.
The Government of Ghana in 1988 drawing on earlier attempts and experiences embarked on a process of implementing a comprehensive decentralization and local government reform programme. The programme aimed at establishing efficient decentralized government machinery, promoting popular participation by shifting the process of governance from command to consultative processes and devolve functions, power, competences, skills, resources and means to local governments through executive, legislative, administrative, planning, service delivery, rating and budgeting.
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Declare September 1st as a Public Holiday – Press Release
For Immediate Release The Centre for Local Governance Advocacy (CLGA) has noted with contentment the successful maturation of the CI 89. The CLGA commends Parliament for doing due diligence in passing the CI. The CLGA also commends the Electoral Commission for coming out with the timetable for the now September 1st 2015 District Assembly and Units Committee Elections. The Centre also commends the Ministry for Local Government and Rural Development collaborating effectively with Parliament and the EC to get the CI through Parliament.
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