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Former President John Dramani Mahama has announced that every Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assembly (MMDA) in Ghana will receive at least GH₵25 million this year to support local development.
Speaking at an orientation and training session for MMDCEs in Accra on Wednesday, July 18, Mahama reaffirmed the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) commitment to decentralised governance and empowering local authorities.
“This year, every assembly from the largest to the smallest will receive not less than GH₵25 million,” he said.
The initiative is in line with the NDC’s 2024 development agenda, which places local governance at the core of national development efforts.
Mahama noted that MMDAs serve as the “first line of the economy” and revealed that the 2025 national budget will allocate 80 percent of the District Assemblies Common Fund to them.
The funding is expected to help address critical needs in infrastructure, education, health, and local economic growth across the country.
