Stakeholders call on Local Government Ministry to publish MMDCEs’ 2025 KPI scores

Mr. Patrick Apoya, Chief Executive Officer, SkyFox Limited, has publicly called on the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs to publish the 2025 performance assessment of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) based on their Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Mr. Apoya emphasized that publishing the 2025 KPI assessments would allow citizens, media, and civil society to see which districts are delivering on sanitation, revenue mobilization, project completion, and financial compliance—and which are not.

“Without published KPI scores, it’s unclear which MMDCEs drove those results,” Mr. Apoya stated during the 5th Executive Breakfast Conversation on the theme "Sanitation as a Key Performance Indicator for MMDCEs and the Role of Relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies—Prospects, Opportunities, and Constraints."

It aimed at securing the highest socio-political prioritization and multi-stakeholder commitment towards the realization of sanitation as a catalyst for health, job creation, and economic well-being.

Organized by the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, in collaboration with sector agencies, World Vision Ghana, and the Media Coalition Against Open Defecation (M-CODe) and Ghana WASH Journalists Network serving as the main media partners.

Mr. Apoya noted that the publication will strengthen public accountability and transparency at the local levels and also push the MMDCEs to perform, stressing that the call for publication taps into long-standing concerns about transparency in local governance.

The demand comes at a time when the Mahama administration has made local government performance a central pillar of its “Clean Up Ghana Agenda” and broader decentralization drive. The Ministry has already signaled that 2025 will be judged on hard metrics.

Apoya stressed that performance contracts signed by MMDCEs must be matched by public disclosure of outcomes and added that as the ministry finalizes its 2026 KPI framework, releasing the 2025 assessment would set the tone for a new era of open, data-driven local governance.

Meanwhile, Dr. Tinah Mukunda, National Director, World Vision Ghana, pledged that World Vision Ghana’s commitment to work with all MMDAs and relevant stakeholders to make a difference by bringing hope, joy, and justice to all children and their families and ensuring that everybody everywhere enjoys a clean and healthy environment that guarantees improved health and socio-economic well-being.

She commended the government of Ghana for setting sanitation as Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) assessment.

Dr. Mukunda explained that the move signals a return to pre-2017 arrangements, placing accountability closest to communities where enforcement and community participation matter most.

She noted that past Executive Breakfast Conversations have consistently framed Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) as a gateway to improved health, productivity, and socio-economic development.

“Now in its fifth year, the Executive Breakfast Conversation has evolved into a key platform for reviewing progress, addressing bottlenecks, and securing political prioritization for basic sanitation and waste management.

“With sanitation now tied directly to MMDCE performance metrics, the forum will test whether Ghana can translate policy reform into measurable, on-the-ground results,” the World Vision Ghana National Director stated.

Dr. Mukunda stressed that World Vision Ghana and partners are committed to supporting initiatives that contribute to the attainment of the sustainable development goals for the well-being of children and their families.

“Ghana’s drive toward sustainable development is reaching a decisive moment, and sanitation has emerged as the central metric that can determine whether MMDCEs deliver real transformation,” the World Vision Ghana National Director indicated.