South Dayi District Assembly
South Dayi District Assembly was set up by Legislative Instrument No. 1753 of 2004. It is the highest political and administrative authority according to the Local Government Act of 1993. The jurisdiction of the local government involved the South Dayi Constituency, twelve electoral areas, two councils and two units.
There are currently 21 electoral areas each of which elects a person onto the District Assembly.[13] The District Assembly has twenty members. Seven of them are appointed.
The district is headed by a District Executive who is appointed by the President of Ghana in consultation with the local District Assembly.
There are an additional six members who are also appointed by government.
The other thirteen members are elected representatives. They include the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi who also represents the district in the national parliament and twelve additional elected members of the assembly.
The MP is elected during national general elections. The other twelve members are elected through local district assembly elections.
The Assembly elects a Presiding Member who holds the office for a two-year term. It also has an Executive Committee which is chaired by the District Chief Executive.
There are five sub-committees mandated by section 24 (1) of the Local Government Act, 1993 (Act 462).
These are the Development Planning, Finance and Administration, Justice and Security, Works and the Public Relations and Complaints sub-committees.
District Chief Executive
The current District Chief Executive, Courage Kwame Kokroko was appointed by John Dramanini Mahana in April 2025.[15] The past chief executives have been:
- Godwin Kwame Dadzawa (2022 – 2025)
- Ernest Kwadwo Mallet – ( 2017 -2022
- Kafui Bekui – (2009 to 2017)
- Woyiram Boakye-Danquah – (2005 – 2009) and
Sub district
There are two sub-districts. These are the Peki Town Council and the Tongor Kaira Area Council. The Peki Town Council is urban in nature and has its headquarters at Peki Avetile. Peki has a lot of educational institutions including secondary and tertiary institutions. It also has a government hospital and good water and electricity supplies.
The Tongor Area Council consists of small communities and townships. It has a lively market at Dzemeni.[14]
Traditional authority
The chieftaincy institution is an important part of the running of the district. The Peki Traditional Council is based at Peki-Blengo. Other important traditional authorities in the district include the Kpalime, Kpeve and Tongor.[14]
Health
The health facilities in the district include the following:[16]
Education
The Evangelical Presbyterian University College has one of its campuses, the Greenhill Campus, at Peki, where the Evangelical Presbyterian Church Seminary was located. It was established in 2008.[26] The Peki College of Education is a long established teacher training college. Senior High Schools in the district include Kpeve Senior High School, Peki Senior High School,[27] Peki Secondary Technical School and the Tongor Secondary Technical School at Tsanakpe.
Transportatio
Roads
[edit]The N2 Highway from Tema through Jasikan to Bawku and Kulungugu cuts through the district from south to north. It enters the district from Asikuma in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region. It then runs through the Peki towns including Dzake, Blengo and Adzokoe. It continues through Todome and Kpeve, the capital to Have-Etoe where it intersects the R26 Regional Highway.
Volta Lak
There is a thriving market at Dzemeni on the eastern edge of the Volta Lake. The Dodi Island, a popular stop for ferry services is just west of Dzemeni.[14]
Airport.
There is no airport in the district. The nearest airport is the Ho Airport in the capital of the region. Its construction started in 2015.[28] Due to financial reasons however, regular commercial flights to the airport have been suspended by the domestic airlines.[29] The nearest airport with regular flights is the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. [30]