In 1960, Greater Accra, then referred to as Accra Capital District, was geographically and legally part of the Eastern Region. It was, however, administered separately by the Minister responsible for local government. On 23 July 1982, Greater Accra was created by the Greater Accra Region Law (PNDCL 26) as a legally separate region to include the Ada local council area.
The region is administered at two different but complementary levels, the traditional and political levels. The traditional level of administration is through an intricate network of local governance dealing with purely traditional affairs concerning customs and land administration, while the is along the lines of law and order and decentralized government machinery.
The operation of the region is through the local government system that derives its authority from the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and the Local Government Act 1993 (Act 462). Under this administration, the region is divided into five areas/districts with their capitals.
The Interim Guinea Current Commission, an umbrella body under UNIDO, which deals in large eco-systems, has pledged to provide US$ 7 million as funding for the rehabilitation of the only treatment plant and the three pumping stations in the metropolis.
About six (6) Electoral Areas in the Okaikoi Sub-Metro under the Accra Metropolitan Assembly have been earmarked to benefit from installation of boreholes in those areas.
The objective of the decentralization process is to deepen governance at the local level where the people being governed are involved in the decision making and governance process.
The Government of Ghana and the Conti Group of Companies of the United States of America have signed a US$660 million dollars for the commencement of the much anticipated Conti Project.
The Mayor of Accra in the company of pressmen tour some flood prone areas in the Metropolis to assess for himself the effect of the directives he gave in anticipation of the heavy rains two weeks ago.
In his bid to reduce problems caused by flooding in his constituency, Hon. Patrick Yaw-Boamah is constructing more drains in the Woyeme Electoral Area.
Obom Electoral Area in the Ga South Municipality has been a major beneficiary of the eradication of schools under trees initiative which was instituted by late President Mills of blessed memory.
Member of Parliament for Bortianor/Ngleshie/Amanfro, Bright Edward Kodzo Demordzi has adviced inhabitants of seven communities in his constituency who are to face severe flooding, not to pay deaf ears to the warnings by Ghana Urban Water Limited (GUWL) to spill the Weija Dam soon.
The Children’s Shadow Report on the Convention on the Rights of the Child has called on government to scale up the school feeding programme to all schools, especially those in rural areas.
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