The Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCC) has inaugurated a Legislative Review Committee (LRC) to review and harmonise the legal and institutional framework underpinning Ghana's decentralisation and local governance programme.
At the inaugural meeting of the LRC held at the IMCC Secretariat in Accra, the Executive Secretary of the IMCC, Dr Gameli Kewuribe Hoedoafia unveiled the membership of the committee, with distinguished governance expert and statesman Professor Kwamena Ahwoi named as its Chair.
In his opening remarks, Dr Hoedoafia underscored the importance of the Committee's work, noting that "the LRC formerly the Legislative Review Taskforce has a distinguished track record, having played a key role in shaping landmark legislation such as the promulgation of the Local Governance Act of 2016 (Act 936), the Land Use and Spatial Planning Act of 2016 (Act 925), the Youth Authority Act, the Sports Authority Act of 2016 (Act 939), the Births and Deaths Registration Act of 2020 (Act 1027), and the legislative instruments for the NDPC Act and the NDPC Systems Act. "Its establishment is both a strategic and urgent step toward aligning our decentralisation laws with current development realities." He lauded Professor Ahwoi's acceptance to lead the Committee, describing him as the "Father of Decentralisation in Ghana", and expressed confidence in the Committee's ability to deliver a comprehensive and forward-looking legal review to strengthen the institutional arrangements within the sector.
In his remarks, Professor Ahwoi reaffirmed his commitment to the task and the broader national decentralisation agenda.
