Minister of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has announced plans to make live radio coverage of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assembly (MMDA) meetings mandatory.

He said regulations and directives would be introduced to require local assemblies to broadcast their meetings on local FM stations to enable residents to follow proceedings in their respective jurisdictions.

Speaking at a breakfast meeting with development partners, heads of departments and agencies of the Ministry in Accra on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, Ayariga said the measure was necessary to improve transparency in local governance.

He argued that assemblies, as local legislative bodies, should operate with the same level of openness expected of the national Parliament.

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“Every assembly meeting, I’m coming out with regulations and directives that say that every assembly meeting must be aired live on the local FM stations because assemblies are local legislative bodies,” he stated stressing that their proceedings must be as transparent and open to the localities the same way that the proceedings of the national assembly, which is a national parliament.

Ayariga said the Ministry would collaborate with local and regional broadcasting stations to make the proceedings accessible to residents.

He noted that the Ministry was already supporting regional broadcasting stations and would use the platforms to improve public access to information on decisions and deliberations at the local level.

The initiative is expected to provide residents with greater opportunities to follow the work of their assemblies and participate more actively in local governance.

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