Political and Administrative Structure

The North Gonja District Assembly has a total number of 23 assembly members comprising 15 elected members, 7 Government appointees, one Member of Parliament, and a District Chief Executive (DCE). The DCE is the executive head of the district, while the District Coordinating Director (Administrative head) and his/her technical team constitute the technocrats and advisers of the DCE. The district has 3 Area Councils (Daboya, Lingbinsi and Mankarigu). It also has one Parliamentary Constituency, fifteen Electoral Areas and fifteen Unit Committees. The North Gonja District Assembly, like any other District Assembly in Ghana, functions through the Committee System and has in place the following