The 2025-2028 Composite Budget Production Workshop for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) commenced on November 6, 2024, at Pioneer Lodge in Tamale. Mr. Sumaila Ewuntomah Abudu, Acting Chief Director of the Northern Regional Coordinating Council, delivered the opening remarks on behalf of the Northern Regional Minister.
The workshop, facilitated by the Strengthening Investment in Gender-Responsive Climate Adaptation (SIGRA) project, provides a collaborative platform for MMDAs to share ideas, align policy objectives, and finalize budget submissions. Notably, SIGRA covered 79.74% of the workshop’s costs, with the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) and MMDAs covering the remaining 20.26%.
𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀
-𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆:
Strengthen MMDA budget and planning officers’ skills
-𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀: Ensure MMDA budgets align with national objectives and priorities
– 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻:
Complete budget submissions to the Ministry of Finance by November 8, 2024, as per the 2025-2028 budget preparation guidelines.
Mr. Sumaila emphasized the workshop’s significance for effective budget implementation and development outcomes in Ghana’s metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies. Participants are expected to finalize their budgets by the end of the two-day workshop.
