Article 240 — Local Government

(1) Ghana shall have a system of local government a nd administration which shall, as far as practicable, be decentralized. (2) The system of decentralized local government sh all have the following features— (a) Parliament shall enact appropriate laws to ensu re that functions, powers, responsibilities and resources are at all times transferred from the Central Government to local government units in a co-ordinated manner; (b) Parliament shall by law provide for the taking of such measures as are necessary to enhance the capacity of local government authoritie s to plan, initiate, co-ordinate; manage and execute policies in respect of all matters affectin g the people within their areas, with a view to ultimately achieving localization of those activiti es; (c) there shall be established for each local gover nment unit a sound financial base with adequate and reliable sources of revenue; (d) as far as practicable, persons in the service o f local government shall be subject to the effective control of local authorities; (e) to ensure the accountability of local governmen t authorities, people in particular local government areas shall, as far as practicable, be a fforded the opportunity to participate effectively in their governance.