Greater Accra MMDCEs, Coordinating Directors Sign Performance Contracts; Trazaco–Boteman Declared Security Zone
Story by Eugene Nyarko Jnr. l Accra l Jan 31, 2026
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) and their Coordinating Directors in the Greater Accra Region on Thursday signed their 2026 performance contracts at the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC) head office in Accra, in a move aimed at strengthening accountability and improving service delivery at the local government level.
Opening the meeting, the Executive Director of GARCC, Mrs. Lilian Baeka, explained that the performance contract system outlines key performance areas and indicators that guide the work of regional and local government leadership. She noted that the exercise follows the successful signing of similar contracts by all 16 Regional Ministers and Regional Coordinating Directors earlier in the week in Kumasi.
According to her, the Accra meeting brought together 10 MMDCEs and their Coordinating Directors to complete the process, after which implementation of the agreed targets would formally commence. Mrs. Baeka added that a follow-up meeting would be held to discuss sanitation challenges in the region, while the Regional Minister would also brief participants on a security matter affecting parts of the region.
Addressing the gathering, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Hon. Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, used the occasion to outline key security and public safety measures adopted by the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) in the New Year.
She announced that the Trazaco–Boteman enclave in the Adenta West Municipality has been declared a security zone following intelligence reports of land ownership disputes involving traditional authorities and family interests. As a result, all developmental activities in the area have been suspended with immediate effect, pending a final court decision.
“Any individual or entity that violates this directive will face enforcement action, including the demolition of structures,” the Minister warned, adding that joint police and military patrols have been deployed to maintain law and order. Only security personnel authorised by REGSEC, she stressed, are permitted to operate in the enclave.
Hon. Ocloo also expressed concern over the increasing incidence of market fires in the region, attributing many of them to the mixed use of market spaces for residential and non-commercial purposes. She directed all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to intensify public education on fire prevention and encouraged the provision of designated spaces in markets for the permanent stationing of personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service.
On road safety and security, the Regional Minister disclosed that directives have been issued for the repair of non-functional streetlights along the GIMPA–Legon stretch and roads leading to the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), particularly within the Ayawaso East, Ayawaso West, La Nkwantanang–Madina municipalities.
Turning to the performance contracts, Hon. Ocloo described the signing ceremony as a critical milestone in the region’s performance management framework. She said the system remains one of government’s most effective tools for promoting accountability, discipline and results-oriented governance in local administration.
“The performance contract is not merely an assessment mechanism, but a practical management instrument that promotes clear target-setting, effective planning and measurable outcomes,” she stated.
She urged MMDCEs and Coordinating Directors to treat the indicators in the contracts as continuous obligations that should guide daily administration, budgeting and monitoring, rather than activities to be rushed at the end of the assessment period.
The Regional Minister assured the assemblies of the GARCC’s commitment to providing coordination, monitoring and technical support, while intensifying oversight to ensure compliance and recognise outstanding performance.
She called on all stakeholders, including residents, traders, developers and traditional authorities, to cooperate fully with the measures outlined, stressing that government remains committed to protecting lives, property and peace across the Greater Accra Region.
