North Tongu District Assembly has emerged as the best-performing Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assembly (MMDA) in the Volta Region for 2025, while several previously high-performing assemblies recorded significant declines in the latest government performance assessment.
The annual ranking, sighted by the Ghana News Agency in Ho, showed dramatic changes in the fortunes of assemblies across the region, with North Tongu climbing from 11th position in 2024 to first place in 2025 after scoring an impressive 90.40 per cent.
North Dayi District Assembly also improved its standing, moving from fifth to second position with 88.75 per cent, while Akatsi North recorded one of the biggest gains by rising from 16th place in 2024 to third position with a score of 77.50 per cent.
In contrast, Kpando Municipal Assembly, which topped the regional rankings in 2024, slipped to fourth position after scoring 64.50 per cent.
Central Tongu also experienced a sharp decline, dropping from second place in 2024 to seventh position with 59.90 per cent, while Ketu South Municipal Assembly fell from fourth to ninth place after recording 56.50 per cent.
Adaklu District Assembly posted the poorest performance in the region, falling from 10th place in 2024 to 18th and last position with a score of 37.10 per cent.
The rankings further showed that North Dayi District Assembly placed fifth with 63.50 per cent after moving up from eighth position, while Ketu North slipped from third to sixth position with 61.90 per cent.
Ho Municipal also dropped one place from seventh to eighth after recording 59 per cent, while Anloga District fell from ninth to 10th position with a score of 55.25 per cent.
Hohoe Municipal recorded another decline, moving from sixth in 2024 to 11th position after scoring 54.40 per cent.
Keta Municipal Assembly maintained its 12th position with 49.10 per cent, while Akatsi South Municipal Assembly improved significantly from 18th place in 2024 to 13th position with 48.90 per cent.
South Tongu District Assembly slipped one place to 14th with a score of 48.80 per cent, while Afadzato South improved from 17th to 15th position after recording 47.40 per cent.
Ho West District Assembly dropped from 15th to 16th position with 44 per cent, while Agortime-Ziope fell from 14th to 17th place after scoring 43.25 per cent.
The annual assessment measures the performance of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies against key government performance indicators, with the rankings serving as a benchmark for governance, service delivery and administrative effectiveness across local government institutions.
