Restructuring of Ghana’s decentralisation system key to effective local governance – Prof Ayee

Ms Becky Enyonam Ahadzi, Coordinator of the Affirmative Act Law Coalition, who spoke on the topic: “Opportunities and Challenges for Women’s Meaningful Participation and Representation in Local Governance”, welcomed Government’s proposal to have women selected as candidates for election as District Chief Executives (DCEs).

Prof Ayee was speaking at a Citizen Forum on “Constitutional Reforms and Democratic Decentralisation in Ghana: The Way Forward for Local Governance”, organised by the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) in Accra on Wednesday.27, GNA – Professor Joseph Atsu Ayee, a Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, has called for the restructuring of Ghana’s decentralisation system to ensure greater autonomy, accountability and effective representation at the local level.