Category Annoucements

Ahanta West Leads Western Region in Birth Registration Performance – 2025

The Ahanta West Births and Deaths Registry has secured the 1st position in the Western Region Birth Registration League Table for the period January to December 2025, demonstrating exceptional performance in vital events registration.

According to the Regional performance report, the Municipality exceeded its annual target of 3,818 birth registrations by recording a total of 4,329 registrations, achieving an impressive coverage rate of 113%. This outstanding achievement places Ahanta West ahead of all other districts in the Region, including Prestea Huni Valley (109%), Tarkwa Nsuaem (108%), and Wassa Amenfi West (100%).

The 2025 league table further indicates that the Western Region as a whole recorded 44,770 birth registrations out of a target of 51,448, representing an overall regional coverage of 87%. Despite varied performances across districts, Ahanta West’s results stand out as a benchmark for effective service delivery in birth registration.

This remarkable performance can be attributed to intensified public education on the importance of birth registration, strategic collaboration with health facilities, and the successful implementation of mobile registration exercises in hard-to-reach communities within the Municipality. These interventions significantly improved access to registration services and enhanced timely reporting of births.

The Births and Deaths Registry in Ahanta West, as a decentralized department under the Municipal Assembly, continues to play a critical role in providing legal identity for children, generating reliable vital statistics, and supporting planning and policy formulation at both local and national levels.

Management of the Department has reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining this achievement by expanding outreach programmes, strengthening stakeholder collaboration, and promoting early registration of births across all communities.

The Municipality remains dedicated to ensuring that every child born in Ahanta West is registered, protected, and recognized under the law, in line with national efforts to achieve universal birth registration and improved civil registration and vital statistics systems.

The Ahanta West Municipal Assembly,pursuant to the Local Governance Act,2016 (Act 936), has scheduled Friday 27th February 2026, to hold a Municipal Town Hall Meeting to engage stakeholders in the development process.

The objective of the meeting is to review the performance of the 2022-2025 Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP), with particular emphasis on the 2025 Annual Action Plan and Budget, and to discuss the the outlook for 2026.The session will also serve as a platform to disseminate key government policy information, encourage effective citizen participation in governance, and solicit feedback on ongoing policies, programmes, and projects to support informed decision-making at all levels.

The Ahanta West Municipal Assembly is pleased to announce the hosting of the 41st Western Regional Farmers Day Celebration at Azani, Agona Nkwanta on Friday 5th December, 2025.

SOCIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE WITHIN AHANTA WEST MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY

His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana, has nominated Mr.Ebenezer Aidoo for the position of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ahanta West Municipal.

As required by constitution of Ghana, the nominee’s appointment will be approved or confirmed by the General Assembly of Ahanta West Municipal Assembly.

The program has been scheduled for Monday 28Th April,2025 at the Municipal Assembly Hall, Agona Nkwanta at 10:00am.

The Municipal Chief Executive of the Ahanta West Municipal Assembly Hon. John Agyare on Thursday, 4th April,2024 led a team from the Municipal Assembly and some officials from Ghana National Gas Company Limited (GNGL) for a sod-cutting ceremony of a six unit classroom block at Abura.

In attendance were, Mr Frank Gyapong ( Head of Works AWMA), Mr Augustus Badu( Head CSR-GNGL), Ing. Francis Eric Pobee – Power Tech (NPP- Parliamentary Candidate), Hon. J Y Baidoo( Presiding Member), Mr Godfred Agyekum(MIS officer), Miss Gifty Amoako-Attah ( Assistant Director), Nana Kwaku Mensah IV (Chief of Abura), Hon. Assembly Member, among others.

Below were pictures of the event:

Pursuant to section 17(1) of the Local Governance Act 2016(936) and the Revised Model Standing Orders of the District Assemblies.

The Ahanta West Municipal Assembly on 12^th February, 2024 held its inaugural meeting and opened nominations towards the election of the Presiding Member as the second business to be transacted.

Two members of the Assembly, namely Hon. Joseph Baidoo and Hon. Timothy Ampem, offered themselves as candidates for the position. However, neither candidate succeeded in obtaining two-thirds of the members’ votes in two consecutive run-offs.

In accordance with subparagraph (4), another election was convened on Wednesday, 21st February 2024, within the stipulated ten (10) days. Hon. Timothy Ampem formally withdrew his candidacy, deferring to his opponent. The Election Officer, Mr. Randy Sokpe, notified the Assembly Secretary of this development. Subsequently, members were called upon to vote (Yes or No) to confirm or reject the candidate. Ultimately, Hon. Joseph Yaw Baidoo emerged as the confirmed Presiding Member, securing 51 votes, which represented 95% of the total votes cast.

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