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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (WEST GONJA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY) (ESTABLISHMENT) INSTRUMENT, 1988 (LI 1458).  

IN exercise of the powers conferred on the Provisional National Defence Council Secretary responsible for Local Government by section 2 of the Local Government Law, 1988 (P.N.D.C.L.207), and with the prior approval of the Council, this Instrument is made this 23rd day of December, 1988.

Section 1—Establishment of Assembly.

There is hereby established a District Assembly to be known as the West Gonja District Assembly (hereinafter referred to as the "Assembly") for the area specified in the First Schedule to this Instrument.

Section 2—Membership of Assembly, Etc.

(1)  The Assembly shall consist of not more than eighty-two persons which shall be made up of —

(a)  the District Secretary;

(b) fifty-four persons representing the electoral areas who shall be elected directly by the electoral in accordance with regulations made in that behalf by the National Commission for Democracy; and

(c) not more than twenty-seven persons comprising the traditional authorities or their representatives and other persons ordinarily resident in the District, who shall be appointed by the Council in consultation with the traditional authorities and organised productive economic groupings in the District. 

(2)  For the purpose of election to the Assembly, the area of authority of the Assembly shall be divided into the electoral areas specified in the First Schedule to this Instrument.

Section 3—Functions of Assembly.

(1) The Assembly shall perform all the functions conferred on District Assemblies by the Local Government Law, 1988 (P.N.D.C.L. 207).

(2) Without prejudice to sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph the Assembly shall perform the functions set out in the Second Schedule to this Instrument.

Section 4—Common Seal.

(1)  The Assembly shall have a Common Seal which shall be such as the Secretary may approve by notice in the Gazette.

(2)  Until such time as the Common Seal approved in sub-paragraph (1) is available, a rubber stamp bearing the inscription "The Kassena-Nankani District Assembly" shall be used as the Common Seal.

Section 5—Administrative Area of Assembly.

The area of authority of the Assembly shall comprise the area specified in the First Schedule to this Instrument.

Section 6—Location of  Principal Office of Assembly.

The Assembly shall establish its principal office at Navrongo where meetings of the Assembly shall be held.

Section 7—Inaugural Meeting of Assembly.

(1)  The Assembly shall hold its inaugural meeting on such date as the Secretary shall with the prior approval of the Council determine.

(2)  The Presiding Member of the Assembly shall be elected at the inaugural meeting.

Section 8—Interpretation.

In this Instrument, unless the context otherwise requires—

"Council" means the Provisional National Defence Council;

"ordinarily resident" has the meaning assigned to it under subsection (2) of section 16 of the Local Government law, 1988 (P.N.D.C.L. 207);

"Secretary" means the Provisional National Defence Council Secretary responsible for Local Government.

Section 9—Revocation.

The Local Government (Western Gonja District Council) (Establishment) Instrument, 1974 (L.I. 932) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE

LIST OF SETTLEMENTS IN THE AREAS OF AUTHORITY OF THE WEST GONJA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

Town/Area Council   Description of Zone  Description of Electoral Area         

DAMONGO   1.  Aturibotu

Aturibotu No. 1. Aturibotu No. 2,  Agric Institute, Dass.    1.  Aturibotu

Unit 1—Aturibotu No.1

Damongo Town: North-West being that part of Damongo town north of Talale-Sawla Rd. (from P/Station to H/No. A2 a lane goes straight down the area dividing Aturibotu No. 1 and No. 2.

Unit 2—Aturibotu No. 2

Damongo Town: North-West being all that part of Damongo town lying north of Tamale Sawla Rd. from H/No. A.2 move along the Damongo-Sawla Rd. to the Texaco Filling Station.           

                        2.  Dass

Unit 3—Agric Institute

Damongo Town: Agric Institute, Bungalow and Dagati settlement.

Unit 4—Dass

 Damongo Town: Damongo Sec. School, J.S.Q. 

            2.  Langbinto

Zongo, Langbinto No. 1, Langbinto No. 2, Yapala, Nabori, Hangaline, Ngbaripe, Konkomba lane, Canteen.             3.  Zongo Langbinto

Unit 1—Damongo Town: Zongo area including W.E.C. Bungalows.

Unit 2—Damongo Central: from H/No. B1 along the Cemetery Rd to H/No.B26 turn left on the Langbanto Rd. (dusty) to the mosque at the Zongo, Hangaeline Rd. All houses bounded left is Langbinto No. 1.

Unit 3—Langbinto No. 2

Damongo Central: from H/No. 27 on the Cemetery Langbinto Rd. move on the Langbinto Rd. to H/No. 133 linking Zongo-Hangalane Rd. all that area bounded on the right is Langibinto No. 2  

                        4.  Yapala

Unit 4—Yapala

Unit 5—Nabori         

            Hangaline       5.  Hangaline

Unit 6—Hangaline

Damongo Town: Hangaline.

Unit 7—Ngbaripe

Damongo Town: Ngbaripe including Alasan Kuraa.

6.  Canteen

Unit 8—Konkomba lane

Damongo Town: Konkomba lane.

Unit 9—Canteen

Damongo Town: Canteen and Canteen and settlements Jadazan, Brigade Lane, Nurses Qtrs. and Agric. Extensions.   

LARIBANGA  1.  Laribanga

Laribanga, Grupe, Kananto, Kabampe, Mole Game, Murugu.    7.  Laribanga

Unit 1—Laribanga

Laribanga, Mognori

Unit 2—Grupe

Unit 3—Kananto

Unit 4—Kabampe    

                        8.  Mole-Game

Unit 5—Mole Game

Mole Game reserve including Yapala.

Unit 6—Murugu

Murugu, Yerizori.      

DABOYA        1.  Daboya

Daboya, Bawena, Janfronu, Yerizori, Kulumbo, Ayanto Kargbal Kito, Simisi Dambuto Abegtepe, Daboya East, Daboya West, Kuturubanohi, Gua, Tadurpoe.         9.  Bawena

Unit 1—Bawena

Unit 2—Janfronu

Unit 3—Yerizori

Yerizori, Yerizori-Kadange

Unit 4—Kulumbo

Unit 5—Ayanto.        

                        10.  Daboya

Unit 6—Daboya East

Daboya Town: Kasatandong, Bankaranbasipe; Lamempe & Sanbon areas.

Unit 7—Daboya West

Daboya Town: Kalabato, Zongo Kuase areas.    

                        11.  Kuturubanchi

Unit 8—Kuturubanchi

Unit 9—Gua

Unit 10—Tadurope. 

            2.  Kargbal

Kargbal, Kito 12.  Kargbal

Unit 11—Kargbal

Unit 12—Kito.           

            Danbuto         13.  Danbuto

Unit 13—Simisi

Unit 14—Dambuto (Dar-es-Salam)

Unit 15—Kuputo

Unit 16—Abogtepe. 

LANGBINSI    1.  Langbinsi

Langbinsi, Singa, Nalori, Dassa Tare, Wawato, Grubagu, Nabengu, Salagu, Banewa.          14.  Langbinsi

Unit 1—Langbinsi

Unit 2—Singa

Unit 3—Nalori

Unit 4—Dassa.         

                        15.  Tare

Unit 5—Tare

Unit 6—Wawato

Wawato, Dakonpe

Unit 7—Grubagu

Unit 8—Nabengu.

16.  Banewa

Unit 9—Salagu

Unit 10—Banewa

Banewa, Gbansampa, Sommu New)        

MANKARIGU 1.  Mankarigu

Mankarigu, Zepe, Bugsa, Lukula, Yebun No. 2. Mempe Asem Kparia. 17.  Mankarigu

Unit 1—Mankarigu

Mankarigu, Sakpala

Unit 2—Zepe

Unit 3—Bugsa.         

                        18.  Lukula

Unit 4—Lukula

Lukula, Sakpege, Nyogoni

Unit 5—Yebun No. 2

Unit 6—Mempe Asem, Bombo

Unit 7—Kparia.        

BUSUNU        Busunu

Busunu, Tailor Kuraa, Achibuyo, Tacheli    19.  Busunu

Unit 1—Busunu

Unit 2—Tailor Kuraa

Tailor Kuraa, Jonakpan Mempeasem, Kunkunde.           

                        20.  Achibuyo

Unit 3—Achibuyo, Soalepe

Unit 4—Tacheli

Tacheli, Gungunpe, Kojokuraa.      

BUIPE            1.  Buipe

Old Buipe, New Buipe, Mornu Kolonso, Boakyipe, Funbo, Kabilpe, Buipe.      21.  Buipe

Unit 1—Old Buipe

Unit 2—New Buipe

Buipe, Bridge area.

Unit 3—Mornu Binyetipe     

                        22.  Kabilpe

Unit 4—Kolonso

Kolonso, Jambato

Unit 5—Boakyipe

Unit 6—Funbo

Unit 7—Kabilpe

Kabilpe, Domeabra

Unit 8—Buipe

Toll collection and Factory quarters.          

YAPEI 1.  Yapei

Yapei, Yapala, Bonyase, Katanga, Larigbani, Fufuriso (Junction) Nyanwuripe.            23.  Yapei

Unit 1—Yapei

Unit 2—Yapala

Yapala, Ntereso

Unit 3—Bonyase

Bonyase, Zogu

Unit 4—Katanga

Katanga, Gbenjong. 

                        24.  Larigbani

Unit 5—Larigbani

Larigbani, Namurpe, Yarakpani.    

                        25. Fururiso (Junction)

Unit 6—Fufuriso (Junction)

Unit 7—Nyanwuripe.

KUSAWGU    1.  Kusawgu

Kusawgu, Kadigbonto, Bubuaposo, Bulamposo, Tidrope, Kachirase.  26.  Kusawgu

Unit 1—Kusawgu

27.  Kadigbonto

Unit 2—Kadigbonto

Unit 3—Bubuaposo

Unit 4—Bulamposo

Bulamposo, Jangbaripe.     

                        28.  Tidrope

Unit 5—Tidrope

Tidrope, Dequripe, Sankumpe, Dawunipe, Bagpe.

Unit 6—Kachirase

Kachirase, Adupe, Awusipe.          

            2.  Sankpala

Sankpala, Kpatinyag, Yapala, Zamzugu, Darivegupe, Jabilipe, Tohinape, Wambong, Alipe.            29.  Sankpala

Unit 1—Sankpala

Sankpala, Jeyiriwuripe-Kampong, Yahayapa, Sankpala-Kampong.

Unit 2—Kaptinyag.   

                        30.  Zamzugu

Unit 3—Yapala

Yapala, Chanpe

Unit 4—Zamzugu     

                        31.  Jambilipe

Unit 5—Darivogupe

Unit 6—Jabilipe

Kurbanpe, Jabilipe  

                        32.  Wambong

Unit 7—Tohinape

Tohinape, Nakpergu, Nyanyegu

Unit 8—Wambong

Wambong, Torape, Kalamila

Unit 9—Alipe

Jaremeape, Alipe.   

MPAHA          1.  Mpaha

Sawaba, Domiabra, (Mpaha Junction) Bakomba Kalolito, Chusoto, Mpaha, Kpenglenso, Kakali Sheri.     33.  Domiabra

Unit 1—Sawaba

Unit 2—Domiabra (Mpaha Junction)

Unit 3—Bakomba.   

                        34.  Mpaha

Unit 4—Kalolito

Kalolito, Amadorpe

Unit 5—Chusoto

Chusoto, Charawese, Agbekope Jandeyupe.

Unit 6—Mpaha

Mpaha, Kajasa, Nosumpe. 

                        35.  Sheri

Unit 7—Kpengelenso

Unit 8—Kakali

Unit 9—Sheri.           

            2.  Kpabuso

Kpabuso, Gbiriga, Lampui, Nankpang, Dokupe, Kpasira, Soritto, Alhajipe Buti.         36.  Kpabuso

Unit 1—Kpabuso

Kpabuso, Choposo, Jabariso, New Kingbigi, Bethlehem, B.B.C.

37.  Mamkpang

Unit 2—Gbirigi

Unit 3—Lampui

Unit 4—Nankpang

Unit 5—Dokupe       

                        38.  Buti

Unit 6—Kpasira

Kpasira, Old Kangbigi

Unit 7—Soritto

Soritto, Chariso

Unit 8—Alhajipe

Unit 9—Buti  

TULUWE        1.  Tuluwe

Tuluwe, Kachase Adape, Chama Kolofu, Jukuku, Kpinjepe, Digma, Yala, Nyantam Budja, Kpalangase Jakpasori, Dabope.  39.  Tuluwe

Unit 1—Tuluwe

Tuluwe, Pakurdanga, Nkwanta, Agege

Unit 2—Kachasi

Kachasi, Congo, Majempe, Keeberiso.

Unit 3—Adape         

                        40.  Chama

Unit 4—Chama

Unit 5—Kolofu

Unit 6—Jukuku

Jukuku, Tamankalag

Unit 13—Kpinjepe   

                        41.  Digma

Unit 11—Digma

Digma, Nyanta

Unit 7—Yala

Unit 14—Nyantam.   

                        42.  Budja

Unit 12—Budja

Unit 8—Kpalangase

Unit 9—Jakpasori

Unit 10—Dabope

Dabope, Tunga-Dabope.    

SECOND SCHEDULE

FUNCTIONS OF THE ASSEMBLY

It shall be the duty of the Assembly—

1. To promote and safeguard public health and for this purpose the Ministry of Health shall assign Medical Officers of Health, health inspectors and other staff as appropriate except semi-skilled and unskilled labourers to the District Assembly for the proper discharge of this duty.

2. To cause their District to be inspected regularly for the detection of nuisances or any condition likely to be offensive or injurious to health.

3. If satisfied that any nuisances or any condition likely to be offensive or injurious to health exists, to cause all proper steps to be taken to secure the abatement of the nuisances or the removal of the condition.

4. To ensure the provision of adequate and wholesome supply of water throughout the entire District in consultation with the Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation.

5. To establish, install, build, maintain and control public latrines, lavatories urinals and wash places.

6. To establish, maintain and carry out services for the removal of night-soil from any building and for the destruction and treatment of such night-soil.

7. To establish, maintain and carry out services for the removal and destruction of all refuse, filth and carcasses of dead animals from any public or private place.                                                   

8.  To regulate any trade or business which may be noxious or injurious to public health or a source of danger to the public or which otherwise it is in  the public interest to regulate.

9. To provide for the inspection of all meat, fish, vegetables and all other foodstuffs and liquid of whatever kind or nature intended for human consumption whether exposed for sale or not; and to seize, destroy and otherwise deal with all such foodstuffs or liquid as are unfit for human consumption and to supervise and control manufactures of foodstuffs and liquids of whatever kind or nature intended for human consumption.

10. To provide, maintain, supervise and control slaughter-houses and pounds and all such matters and things as may be necessary for the convenient use of such  slaughter-houses.

11. To prevent and deal with the outbreak or the prevalence of any disease.

12.  To prevent the spread of and exterminate tsetse-fly, mosquitoes, rats, bugs and other vermin.

13.  To prohibit or regulate the making of burrow-pits or other excavations.

14.  To establish and maintain cemeteries.

15.  To provide crematoria where in the  opinion of the  Assembly it is expedient so to do..

16.  To regulate or prohibit the sinking of wells and provide for the closing of wells.

17. To establish, maintain and control pounds, seize and impound any stray animal and provide for the payment of compensation for damage done by such animal.

18.  To provide that the owner or occupier of any land or tenements maintain, clear and keep free from vegetation, the roads, streets or paths adjoining his land or tenements.

19.  To provide for the control, destruction and licensing of dogs.

20.  To provide for the control, regulation, inspection, supervision and licensing of—

(i) social halls, dance halls and places of entertainment;

(ii)  lodging and eating houses;

(iii) any premises or land in or upon which any profession, occupation, trade or business is carried on;

(iv) such occupations as the Secretary may specify in an Instrument from time to time,

21. To establish and operate Clinics and Dressing Stations in consultation with the Ministry of Health.

22.  To construct, repair, maintain and keep clean all streets.

23.   To divert or alter where necessary the course of any street.

24.  To provide or arrange for electric lighting in streets and other public places and where necessary to provide and maintain electricity supply in consultation with the Electricity Corporation.

25.  To construct, repair and maintain all public roads other than trunk roads but including feeder roads and to undertake road rehabilitation programmes within the district.

26.   To prescribe the conditions subject to which the erection and construction, demolition, re-erection, and re-construction, conversion and re-conversion, alteration, repair, sanitation and ventilation of public and private buildings and structures may be undertaken and carried out.

27.  To provide for building lines and the layout of buildings, to prepare and undertake and otherwise control schemes for improved housing layout and settlement.

28.  To prescribe the conditions to be satisfied on a site for any building or for any class of buildings.

29. To prohibit the construction of any new building unless and until the plans thereof have been submitted to and approved by the Assembly

30.  To provide for the demolition of dangerous buildings and for the recovery of any expenses incurred in connection therewith.

31. To maintain, as agents of Central Government, all public buildings, including prestige buildings put up by the Central Government and previously maintained  by the Public Works Department.

32.  To maintain as agents of the Ghana Highway Authority, trunk roads lying within the boundaries of the area of authority of the Assembly.

33.   To take steps to ensure the effective maintenance of all Government properties within its area of authority.

34.   To prohibit or regulate the use in any defined area of any inflammable material in the construction or repair of any building.

35.   To control and regulate the siting of advertisements and hoardings or other structures designed for the display of advertisements.

36.   To build, equip, open, close and maintain markets, prohibit the erection of stalls in places other than markets and prevent the sale and purchase of goods or stock near established markets or elsewhere.

37.   To fix days and hours during each day on which a market may be held and prevent the sale and purchase of goods in markets on any day or at any hour except those fixed.

38.  To regulate and control markets including the fixing of and collection of stallages, rents and tolls.

39. (1)  To require the owner of any premises to do any of the following acts:

(i) to remove, lower or trim to the satisfaction of the Assembly any tree, shrub or hedge overhanging or interfering in any way with the traffic in any street or with any wires or works thereof;

(ii) to  remove any dilapidated fence or structure abutting on any public place;

(iii) to paint, distemper, white-wash or colour-wash the outside walls or roof of any building forming part of the premises;

(iv) to tidy the premises; and

(v)  to move any derelict car or other vehicle.

(2) In the event of the owner failing to comply with a notice from the Assembly requiring him to perform any of the acts specified in sub-paragraph of (1) (i-v) the Assembly shall be at liberty to undertake the work and charge the owner with the cost thereof.

40. To build, equip and maintain all public primary, middle and special schools as are in the opinion of the Secretary for Education, after consultation with the Secretary responsible for Local Government, required in its area.

41. To advise the Secretary for Education on all matters relating to  primary and middle schools and such other matters as may be referred to it by  the Secretary for Education.

42. To be responsible for—

(i) postings and transfers within its area of authority of teachers including  pupil teachers;                                                                                                 

(ii) keeping records of teachers;

(iii) discipline of teachers in accordance with the disciplinary code laid down by the Ghana Education Service;

(iv) appointment of school welfare officers;

(v) recommending teachers for study leave;

(vi) appointment of headteachers in accordance with rules laid down by the Ghana Education Service;

(vii) supervision of primary and middle schools;

(viii) formation of education committees;

(ix) collection of statistical data and other information;

(x) in-service training for pupil teachers;

(xi) nursery school education;

(xii) approval for the opening of private primary and middle schools;

(xiii)  payment of teachers' salaries from funds made available by Government;

(xiv) indenting for the supply and distribution of textbooks;

(xv) disbursement of Education Grants.

43.  To provide for the control and regulation of—

(i) concerts, musical or theatrical performances, cinemas, fairs, circuses and other entertainments to which admission is to be obtained on payment of moneys or of any reward, except where the whole proceeds are being devoted to charity;

(ii)  horse-racing meetings.

44.  To grant and maintain scholarships or bursaries to suitable persons to attend any school or other educational institution in Ghana or elsewhere.

45.  To provide for the establishment and maintenance of facilities for arts and crafts, for recreation and sports.

46.  To establish, maintain, control and contribute to bands for musical performances in public places and at functions arranged by the Assembly, and generally to provide musical entertainment in such places and at such functions.

47.  To arrange for the provision of public libraries in consultation with the Ghana Library Board.

48.  With the prior approval of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, to control the disposal of any African antique work of art.

49.  To organise community development programmes to improve and enrich rural life through running  literacy and adult education classes, organising voluntary contributions and communal labour for the provisions of such facilities and services as water supplies, roads school buildings, community centres and public places of convenience; and teaching village women the management of home and care of children.

50.   To take such measures as would promote the well-being of under-privileged children and the stability of the distressed family.

51. To organise and maintain child-care centres and ensure the proper running and management of such centres.

52.  To establish, run and manage children's homes and offer parental care for the deprived, namely, orphans and those that are neglected or abandoned.

53.  To render relief services during natural disasters, e.g. floods, fire, earthquakes accidents, in the form of supply of material.

54.  To be responsible for the improvement of agriculture including extension services and allotments for agricultural purposes.

55.   To control methods of husbandry.

56.  To allocate land in the ownerships of the Assembly for farming purposes and to regulate the systems of farming of such land.

57.   To provide services for the improvement of livestock.

58.   To prevent and control animal diseases.

59.  To prohibit, restrict or regulate the hunting, capture, killing or sale of animals or birds or any specified kind of animal or bird.

60.  To provide for measures for soil and water conservation.

61.  To provide for the fencing of land and for the maintenance and repair of such fences.

62.  To take every step to encourage persons to plant specified crops for the maintenance of themselves and their families.

63. To plant trees in any street and to erect tree-guard to protect the same: Provided that the streets shall not be unduly obstructed thereby.

64. To regulate or prohibit the planting, cutting, tapping or destruction of any tree or vegetation growing along any street, road or path or in any public place.

65.  To establish and manage, on commercial basis, rural and small-scale industries and farms.

66. To promote tourism in the District in co-operation with the Regional Development Corporation and the Tourist Development Board.

67. Subject to the control and direction of the Registrar of Births and Deaths to register all births and deaths occurring within the District.

68. To appoint in consultation with the Registrar of Births and Deaths such registration staff as may be necessary for the proper discharge of births and deaths registration duties.

69. To make such financial contribution as the Assembly deems necessary for the maintenance of any traditional authority which possesses any functions which relate to any part of its area.

70.  To establish and maintain tree nurseries and forest plantation and sell the produce thereof.

71.  To compile and maintain a record of all tenant farmers and the rents and tributes which should be paid by them.

72.  To prohibit or restrict the driving or use of vehicles generally or any specified class on any specified road or specified direction on any specified road.

73.  To regulate the use and conduct of public vehicles, to regulate routes and parking places to be used by such vehicles to appropriate particular routes, roads, streets and parking places to specified classes of traffic and when necessary to provide the identification of licensed vehicles as defined in the Motor Traffic Ordinance.

74.  To license any vehicle used for taxi, bicycle, motor bicycle and to prescribe the fees to be paid in respect of any such bicycle or vehicle.

75.  To establish, acquire and maintain transport service by land or water including ferries.

76.  To establish, maintain and control parks for motor and other vehicles.

77. To establish and maintain in consultation with the Posts and Telecommunications Corporation, Postal Agencies where necessary.

78. To lay down rules and regulations in respect of private and public property to ensure adequate fire protection.

79.   To prevent and control fire outbreaks including bush fires.

80.   To promote the development of all sports within the area of authority of the Assembly.

81.  To organise sports activities within its area of authority and to provide such facilities as  may be recommended by the national body responsible for sports.

82.  To perform as agents of the national body responsible for sports in maintaining such sports facilities as may be assigned to it by the national body.

83.  To advise to the exclusion of all others on all matters of sports relating to its area of authority.

84.  To prohibit, restrict, regulate and license the manufacture, distillation, sale transportation distribution, supply, possession and consumption of akpeteshie, palm-wine, and all kinds of description of fermented liquor usually made by citizens of Ghana or adjacent countries.

85.   To license petrol service and filling stations within the District.

86.  To provide information centres, where necessary in consultation with the Ministry of Information.

KWAMENA AHWOI

P.N.D.C. Secretary Responsible for Local Government

Date of Gazette Notification: 5th May, 1989.