GOVERNMENT IN HOHOE MUNICIPALITY & SOUTH DAYI DISTRICT

 

In line with Ghana's constitution, Hohoe Municipal Area and South Dayi

District, have local governments. The executive, legislature and the judiciary are represented by: Municipal / District assemblies (headed by chief executives), parliamentarians and law courts.  

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Most of the decentralized government institutions and infrastructure are located in the district capitals. As a municipal capital, Hohoe is home to the regional branch of Ghana's central bank - Bank of Ghana. The town has a branch each of Ghana's commercial, agricultural development, and national investment banks. Hohoe additionally has several private and community banks, including ABSA - formerly, Barclays Bank. Home to the municipal education office, Hohoe boasts of four public higher institutions. The Hohoe Government Hospital is a regional healthcare center that serves the municipality as well as districts nearby and beyond. Ghana Cocoa Board has its regional office in Hohoe. Other local government outfits in Hohoe are the Social Security & National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and partly state-owned premier telecommunication company - Telecel (formerly, Vodafone).

 

Public higher institutions in Peki include Peki College of Education (GOVCO). Private higher institutions, including Evangelical Presbyterian University, complement the government-owned GOVCO. Peki is home to a major healthcare center - the Peki Government Hospital, which serves the South Dayi, and surrounding districts.