TWIFO / ATTI – MORKWA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

Twifo/Atti-Morkwa District is one of the twenty administrative districts in the central region of Ghana. It was formerly known as the Twifo-Hemang Lower Denkyira District with its capital at Twifo Praso. It was carved from Denkyira District Council in 1988 by LI 1377 with the name Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District. Again, in 2012, government split the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District into two districts namely Twifo/Atti-Morkwa District and Hemang Lower Denkyira District under the Local Government Act 462 of 1992 by LI 2023.

Our function as stipulated in Section 12 of the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936) is to;

1. be responsible for the overall development of the district;
2. formulate and execute plans, programmes and strategies for the effective mobilization of the resources necessary for the overall development of the district;
3. promote and support productive activity and social development in the district and remove any obstacles to initiative and development;
4. sponsor the education of students from the district to fill particular manpower needs of the district especially in the social sectors of education and health, making sure that the sponsorship is fairly and equitably balanced between male and female students;
5. initiate programmes for the development of basic infrastructure and provide municipal works and services in the district;
6. be responsible for the development, improvement and management of human settlements and the environment in the district;
7. in co-operation with the appropriate national and local security agencies, be responsible for the maintenance of security and public safety in the district;
8. ensure ready access to courts in the district for the promotion of justice;
9. act to preserve and promote the cultural heritage within the district;
10. initiate, sponsor or carry out studies that may be necessary for the discharge of any of the duties conferred by this Act or any other enactment; and
11. perform any other functions that may be provided under another enactment.

VISION

To become a world class District that effectively and efficiently serve its people and customers by becoming a strategic partner to businesses and stakeholders.

MISSION

We exist to ensure efficient and effective delivery of socio – economic services in collaboration with stakeholders through the initiation, coordination, implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation of development programmes

OBJECTIVES