VISION
A World Class Decentralised and Client Oriented Service
MISSION
To Support Local Government to deliver value for money services through the mobilization, harmonization and utilization of quality human capacity and material resources to promote local and national development
MOTTO
Decentralisation,
Democracy,
Development
OUR LEADERSHIP
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Prof. Lord Kwaku Mensah
Head of Service
Felicia Dapaah Agyeman-Boakye (Mrs)
Chief Director
The Local Government Service is a public service institution established by the Local Government Service Act, 2003 (Act 656) which has been repealed and replaced with the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936). The Service exists ‘’to secure effective administration and management of the decentralised local government system in the country’’.
16
REGIONS
6
METROPOLITANS
109
MUNICIPALS
146
DISTRICTS
LATEST NEWS
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE HOLDS FIRST MANAGEMENT RETREAT UNDER NEW HEAD
November 27, 2025
OHLGS Organises Workshop to Review Performance Indicators for MMDAs
November 11, 2025
OHLGS BIDS 2024/2025 NSP FAREWELL
September 10, 2025
LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS
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OFFICERS WHO ARE DUE FOR PROMOTION FROM DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND ANALOGOUS GRADES TO THE GRADE OF DIRECTOR AND ITS ANALOGOUS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE
INTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE POSITION OF REGIONAL CO-ORDINATING DIRECTOR/CHIEF DIRECTOR
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE HOLDS FIRST MANAGEMENT RETREAT UNDER NEW HEAD
OHLGS Organises Workshop to Review Performance Indicators for MMDAs
JAPANESE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE OPENS 2026 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FOR LGS STAFF
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