Beginning today, February 12, 2024, Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) will be established nationwide, according to a statement from the Office of the President and the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization, and Rural Development.
with an official release, the Ministry stated that the purpose of the inauguration is to “assist in the swearing-in of newly elected and appointed members of the MMDAs as part of efforts to deepen local governance and the decentralization system to promote participatory decision-making at the local level”.
“This is also in fulfillment of Article Article 35, Clause 6 (d) of the 1992 Constitution, which enjoins the state to promote decentralization and popular participation in governance by affording all possible opportunities to the citizenry to participate in decision-making at all levels of government,” they added.
In addition to encouraging active participation in community decision-making through local Assembly representatives, the Local Government Ministry stressed the value of residents’ involvement in the MMDAs’ operations.
