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  • PRESS RELEASE: NALAG WISHES ALL CANDITATES THE BEST OF LUCK IN THE UPCOMING DISTRICT LEVEL AND UNIT COMMITTEE ELECTIONS ON DECEMBER 17, 2019

    • December 16, 2019
    • Posted by: NALAG
    • Category: Uncategorized
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    The National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) is honoured by this statement to extend a good will message to the over 54,000 candidates of this years’ District Level and Unit Committee Elections which is taking place on 17th December, 2019. It is highly prudent that we commend the former Assembly Members (most of
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  • MMDCEs IN UPPER EAST PLEDGE TO WHIP UP INTEREST IN REFERENDUM

    • November 8, 2019
    • Posted by: NALAG
    • Category: Uncategorized
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    Some Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) in the Upper East Region have pledged to support efforts at whipping up public interest to vote “YES” in the December 17 referendum to amend Article 55 (3) of the 1992 Constitution. According to them, an amendment to the entrenched provision had many benefits and was also the
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  • AFRICAN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS PRESENT DECLARATION TOWARDS FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE

    • October 21, 2019
    • Posted by: NALAG
    • Category: Climate Change
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    Representatives of the African local and regional governments and non-state actors presented a declaration to the Minister of Local Government, Hajia Alima Mahama towards the fight against climate change for onward presentation at the upcoming United Nations climate talks in Santiago, Chile in December 2019. The declaration presented by Mr Bismark Baisie Nkum, President of
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  • NALAG – ILGS SENSITIZATION AND TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR FEMALE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS TOWARDS BRIDGING THE GAP OF GENDER INEQUALITY AT THE MMDAs.

    • September 12, 2019
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    As part of increasing awareness and participation of women in local politics especially in the upcoming District Level Elections in December 2019, the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) in collaboration with the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) are embarking on a nationwide sensitization and training workshop for current and aspiring female
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  • CITIZENS PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE CRITICAL TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    • August 19, 2019
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    The District Chief Executive Officer for Nandom Thaddeus Arkum Aasoglenang has underscored that citizen’s participation in National Development is very critical in contemporary times. He said it is imperative to engage regularly with the beneficiaries of developmental agenda, for them to appreciate the direction and pace at which development is moving in their local areas.
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  • UNDER-REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN GOVERNANCE AND DECISION-MAKING A DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT – NALAG

    • August 19, 2019
    • Posted by: NALAG
    • Category: Uncategorized
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    The National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) has described as a national indictment, the continuous historical low levels of women’s representation in governance. The blot also represents the failure of the state to take the required decisive initiatives to address the multiple structural, functional and other factors that make it difficult for women
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  • ACCRA METROPOLIS, ACHIASE DISTRICT COLLABORATES TO DEEPEN DECENTRALISATION

    • August 15, 2019
    • Posted by: NALAG
    • Category: City-to-City Relationship
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    The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with #Achiase District Assembly in the Eastern Region. The MOU which was signed in Achiase on Thursday breaks new ground for cooperation between the two Assemblies in the areas of institutional capacity building, education, and cultural exchange. The Achiase District Assembly was among
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  • NALAG COMMUNIQUE AT THE 20TH BIENNIAL NATIONAL DELEGATES CONFERENCE

    • August 1, 2019
    • Posted by: NALAG
    • Category: Conference
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    The National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) has endorsed the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) on partisan basis. The recommendation was contained in a communique the Association issued after its 20th Biennial National Delegate’s Conference in Sunyani, which was signed by its General Secretary, Mr Kokro Amankwah. Theme This year’s
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  • NALAG Pledges Support for MMDCEs Election

    • August 1, 2019
    • Posted by: NALAG
    • Category: Election of MMDCEs
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    The National Association of Local Authorities in Ghana (NALAG) has pledged support for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in Ghana. According to the President of NALAG, Bismark Inkum, the position of the association was arrived at during a NALAG conference on June 15, 2019. Speaking in an interview on Accra-based
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  • NALAG ELECTS NEW NATIONAL EXECUTIVES COUNCIL (NEC) FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS

    • June 25, 2019
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    The National Association of Local Authorities of local Authorities of Ghana has elected new executives to steer the affairs of the Association for the next two years. The Association held its National Executive Election during its 3-day 20th Biennial National Delegates Conference from Wednesday, June 13 to Friday, June 15, 2019 at Tyco City Hotel,
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