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Title: | Modalities for promoting partnership between traditional authorities and local government for development: the case of Ahanta West District Assembly |
Author: | Kenyah, Kwame |
Year: | 2010 |
Periodical: | Journal of Local Government Studies (ISSN 2026-5840) |
Volume: | 2 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 22-41 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Ghana |
Subjects: | chieftaincy local councils local government |
Abstract: | This paper explores the issue of participation of traditional authorities in district assemblies in Ghana. Participation of traditional authorities in the local government system is considered crucial as the traditional authorities are deemed to be one of the important stakeholders of the local government system in Ghana. As traditional authorities have legitimate authority among most communities in the country and this has been utilized for local government administration in the past, the paper argues for the exploitation of the potentials of the traditional authorities in enhancing local government administration in Ghana. The Ahanta West District Assembly is used as a case study to look at the issues of representation of traditional authorities in the Assembly; partnerships existing between the District Assembly and the traditional authorities; involvement in revenue mobilization; and the relationship between the traditional authorities and district substructures, particularly the unit committees. For each of the issues the advantages and weaknesses as they exist in the District Assembly are elucidated to make it possible to learn from the experiences of the Assembly. The paper concludes that in spite of certain features which have often given cause for serious concern, and the not altogether satisfactory record of some chiefs in national life, the institution of chieftaincy has an important and indispensable role in the life and government of Ghana. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] |