Ghana’s Vice President, Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, emphasizes that decentralization is crucial for national development and accountable governance. She stresses that decentralization brings governance closer to the people, ensuring services are delivered efficiently and transparently.
Key Areas of Focus:
– Administrative and Functional Devolution: Completing devolution in critical sectors like Health, Education, and Roads is a priority.
– Fiscal Decentralization: Ensuring predictable financing and strengthening local revenue systems.
– Local Economic Development: Promoting economic growth and development at the local level.
– Popular Participation and Accountability: Encouraging citizen engagement and transparency.
The Vice President urges all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, especially the Ministry of Finance, to champion decentralization reforms within their mandates. A National Decentralization Policy and Strategy (2026-2030) has been presented, outlining a roadmap for advancing local governance.
Decentralization is expected to improve service delivery, deepen local democracy, and promote inclusive national development.
