Africa-Press – Ghana. The Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs (MLGCRA), has in line with the provisions of Section 39 of the Civil Service Act, 1993 (PNDCL 327), inaugurated its Ministerial Advisory Board.
The Board will provide strategic advice, strengthen policy direction, and ensure participatory decision-making that reflects the aspirations of the Ghanaian people at all levels.
It would also serve as a platform for dialogue, collaboration, and shared responsibility, helping the Ministry to remain focused, responsive, and accountable in the execution of its mandate.
Mr Ahmed Ibrahim, the Sector Minister is the Chair of the Advisory Board.
The other members are Madam Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, the Deputy Minister of MLGCRA, Mr Amin Abdul-Rahaman, the Chief Director of the Ministry, Dr Audrey Smock-Amoah, National Development Planning Commission and Professor Lord Mensah, the Head of the Local Government Service.
The rest are Dr George Yaw Amoh, National Peace Council, Mr Owura Sarfo, the Church of Pentecost, Rev Dzifa Ami Gakpleazi, Royal House Chapel International, and Sheikh Abdul Rashid Odoi, Office of the National Chief Imam.
Mr Ibrahim said the Ministry plays a pivotal role in coordinating decentralisation, deepening local governance, managing chieftaincy and religious affairs, and improving service delivery at the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District levels.
He said these tasks were multi-dimensional and required not only technical expertise but strong partnerships, mutual trust, and visionary leadership.
“As we inaugurate this Board today, I am particularly hopeful that we will receive a frank, objective and forward-looking advice needed to drive reforms in decentralisation and local governance.
“The voices of religious and traditional stakeholders will continue to shape our policies for social cohesion and peaceful coexistence and our collaboration will support the government’s flagship programmes such as the 24-Hour Economy, he added.
Mr Ibrahim thanked the religious communities for standing as pillars of moral guidance, spiritual leadership and national unity.
He indicated that their presence on the Board underscored the recognition that national development was incomplete without faith, values, and compassion at its core.
The Minister assured that the Ministry would provide the necessary resources and secretarial support to enable the Board to carry out its mandate effectively.
“Let us work together, guided by a shared vision of a Ghana where governance is local, development is inclusive, traditions are respected, and faith communities are empowered,” he stressed.
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