Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, Member of Parliament for Techiman South, has expressed concerns about potential overlap between central government initiatives and district assembly projects following new guidelines for the use of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF).
The government recently announced that each district assembly will receive a minimum of GH₵25 million in 2025 to support local development through the DACF.
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson outlined specific spending directives for the funds, including:
25% for designing and constructing a model market
10% for health facilities, with at least two CHPS compounds in rural districts
10% for educational infrastructure
10% for potable water projects
10% for school furniture
5% for assembly administrative expenses
20% allocated to completing existing projects under the Middle Belt, Coastal, and Northern Development Authorities
MP Adjei-Mensah Korsah urged the government to ensure better coordination between central and local projects to avoid duplication and wastage of resources.
Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on Tuesday, June 3, the Techiman South MP called for improved coordination between the central government and district assemblies to avoid overlapping responsibilities in executing development projects.
“You need to ensure that there is not a clash between the central government, what they do and what the assemblies are going to do. Because I see there is an effort to want to provide everything from classroom blocks to water to school furniture and so on. The central government also, through its own programmes, has some activities to do, so we need to marry the two so that we don’t duplicate efforts.
“If we are not careful, the Ministry of Education, through GETFund, is allocating projects and then the same things are also being budgeted under DACF. How do we regulate and ensure that there is no duplication in these efforts?” he questioned.
