Also known as: Kpandai District Assembly · Mamprugu Moagduri District Assembly · Ahafo Ano South West District Assembly
Atwima Nwabiagya North District Assembly — administrative body implementing development projects including a 24-hour market, school rehabilitation, and infrastructure across the Ashanti Region.
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Joy Online
… Amoakohene clarified this during a site inspection at Mankranso following reports that the District Assembly intended to demolish the classroom block to facilitate the project. …
Ashanti Regional Minister refutes claims of Mankranso classroom demolitionJoy Online
… They claim that, together with their Paramount Chief, Otumfuo’s Akwaboahene, Nana Kusi Agyapong Appau, they have made several representations to the District Assembly, the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council, and the Ministry of Roads and Highways to get the road fixed, but all …
Akwaboa chiefs decry health and economic impact of deplorable roads in the areaJoy Online
… Constituents consequently hold them politically accountable for development outcomes, although formal responsibility for local development rests principally within the District Assembly system. …
Rethink MMDCE elections – Dr Tando proposes MP-led appointment modelJoy Online
… Mr Ansah, a beneficiary of the Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative through the Asene Manso Agric Department of the District Assembly, is currently brooding 15,000 birds under intensive management at G.F. …
Farmer appeals for poultry processing plant in Asene Manso AkrosoJoy Online
… While acknowledging the MP’s continuous support, Dr Musah appealed to the government, the District Assembly and philanthropists to urgently renovate the ageing facility and provide the equipment needed to improve healthcare delivery. …
Crickets in the theatre and leaking wards: How Lawra Hospital is battling century-old decay to save livesThe Chronicle
… The initiative forms part of efforts by the District Assembly and local leadership to improve sanitation, public health and living conditions of residents. …
DCE Breaks Grounds for 16-Seater Toilet Facility for BoatengkromJoy Online
… The problem of the dominance of money in politics has become so severe that even candidates for the position of Assembly Member in the supposedly non-partisan District Assembly are spending GHC 30,000 or more for campaigns. …
Ghana’s second Independence moment: Why citizens must engage in constitutional reformJoy Online
The Mamprugu Moagduri District Assembly in the North East Region has announced the implementation of 23 major development projects across key sectors between January 2025 and June 2026. …
Mamprugu Moagduri Assembly executes 23 development projects, targets more in 2026.Joy Online
The Kpandai District Assembly in the Northern Region has begun distributing foodstuffs to boarding educational institutions across the district as part of efforts to ensure uninterrupted feeding of students ahead of the annual lean season, the period between planting and harvest …
Kpandai Assembly supplies maize to boarding schools ahead of lean seasonJoy Online
… This very week, a new project launched to prepare a fresh generation of women to contest the 2027 District Assembly elections, and the Affirmative Action Act now requires at least 30% representation of women in public decision-making by 2026, rising in stages to 50% by 2034. …
Sweety Aborchie: The half-built staircase, women, power, politics (Issue 4)The Ashanti Regional Minister has dismissed reports that a 12-unit classroom block at Mankranso is being demolished for a 24-Hour Economy Market project, stating instead it will be re-engineered and incorporated into the market while retaining its educational purpose. He explained that an alternative site was ruled out due to swampy terrain requiring extensive drainage work.
18 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Regional Minister has dismissed reports that a 12-unit classroom block at Mankranso is being demolished for a 24-Hour Economy Market project, stating instead it will be re-engineered and incorporated into the market while retaining its educational purpose. He explained that an alternative site was ruled out due to swampy terrain requiring extensive drainage work.
18 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Traditional leaders in Akwaboa, Atwima Nwabiagya North District, say residents blame them for the community's underdevelopment and the persistent state of the main road linking it to arterial highways. Despite multiple representations to the District Assembly, Regional Coordinating Council, and Ministry of Roads and Highways, the unpaved road remains riddled with potholes and gullies.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Governance analyst Dr Solahudeen Tando has proposed that Members of Parliament should appoint MMDCEs as development representatives within a professional framework, rather than holding public elections for the positions. He argued this reflects Ghana's reality where MPs already function as de facto development agents, while maintaining clear qualification standards and safeguards against political patronage.
14 August 2026 · Joy Online →
An agripreneur in Asene Manso Akroso District has appealed to the government to establish a poultry processing plant to address marketing challenges facing local farmers. He said the facility would provide a ready market for producers and make poultry farming more attractive to youth.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Lawra Municipal Hospital in the Upper West Region, established in 1928, faces severe infrastructural decay with medical staff conducting emergency surgeries amid invading insects and delivering babies in leaking-roof wards. The facility has undergone no major renovations since inception and is struggling with low OPD attendance and mounting debts, though targeted interventions by the local MP are beginning to offer relief.
7 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The District Chief Executive for Ahafo Ano South West has conducted a sod-cutting ceremony for a 16-seater public toilet facility in Boatengkrom, jointly financed by the DCE, the NDC Constituency Chairman, and the Kunsuhene. The project addresses sanitation challenges identified during the 2024 election campaign and reflects the government's commitment to improving rural communities.
4 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ghana's 1992 Constitution has provided 34 years of stable elections and peaceful government transitions, but has failed to generate inclusive welfare for the majority of Ghanaians, particularly unemployed youth. An opinion piece argues that constitutional reform offers a pathway to recalibrate political institutions and enable socio-economic transformation, but requires credible, sincere citizen engagement to succeed.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Mamprugu Moagduri District Assembly has implemented 23 major development projects across education, health, water and sanitation, and other sectors between January 2025 and June 2026, using GH¢13.7 million from the District Assemblies Common Fund and support from development partners.
9 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Kpandai District Assembly in the Northern Region has supplied more than 200 bags of yellow maize to four boarding institutions to ensure uninterrupted feeding of students ahead of the June-July lean season, when food shortages typically occur. The initiative is intended to ease the financial burden on schools and allow them to redirect limited resources to other needs while maintaining adequate student meals.
20 June 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion essay examines the gap between women's entry into politics and their advancement to leadership positions. Women hold only 14.9% of parliamentary seats and around 4.1% in local assemblies, ranking Ghana 147th globally for women's parliamentary representation, behind Rwanda, Senegal, and Namibia.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Atwima Nwabiagya North District Assembly has begun construction of a 24-hour market at Asuofua, funded by the District Assemblies Common Fund at an estimated cost of GH¢7 million and expected to be completed within 24 to 36 months. The market complex will include banking facilities, storage, a fire station, clinic, day-care centre, police post, and other amenities to support trading activities and rural development.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Youth in Barekese, Atwima Nwabiagya North District, are threatening to block the district's refuse dump site if the Assembly denies the community a promised 24-hour market, after reports that the project may be sited in Asuofua instead.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Yeji Traditional Council will relocate residents from land designated for a government 24-hour economy market project, with the chief pledging peaceful engagement to avoid conflict and support for the initiative to stimulate economic activities and employment.
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Manwe Traditional Council in Wa East District has commended Member of Parliament Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw and District Chief Executive Sayibu Adamu for development projects including a newly completed three-unit classroom block and 1,000 pieces of school furniture donated to the district's education directorate.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Traditional authorities in Wa West District are pushing for elevation to municipal status to boost assembly revenue. The District Chief Executive outlined infrastructure gains and road safety concerns while paramount chief Naa Alhaji Seidu Tungbani Salinbile II called for the district assembly to accelerate the upgrade process with the Regional Minister and MP.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The District Chief Executive for Asutifi North says he is confident the district will record zero cases of examination malpractice in the ongoing BECE, following extensive sensitisation efforts involving candidates, invigilators, teachers and parents. The district recorded some malpractice cases last year and has intensified preventive measures through awareness campaigns by the District Assembly, education directorate and non-governmental organisations.
5 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Amakyebare R/C Primary School in Atwima Nwabiagya North has been fully restored following extensive damage from a thunderstorm in February 2025. The District Assembly, through the District Chief Executive, financed the rehabilitation using the District Assembly Common Fund, and the refurbished facility now includes reconstructed classroom blocks, staff facilities, electricity, and ceiling fans.
4 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
A rainstorm on April 28 tore off sections of the E-block roof at Volo Community Day Senior High School in the Volta Region, exposing classrooms and flooding offices. The school, which serves as an examination centre for neighbouring communities, faces potential disruption to scheduled BECE and WASSCE exams if repairs are not undertaken urgently.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →