Beyond the dispute over the 2025 DACF guidelines, the Minority has raised concerns about what it describes as chronic underfunding and accumulating arrears in the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF).
Mr. Annoh-Dompreh cited Article 252(2) of the Constitution, which mandates that at least five per cent of total national revenue be allocated to the DACF. He also referenced the Supreme Court’s 2019 ruling in Benjamin Komla Kpodo & Richard Quashigah v. Attorney-General, which struck down attempts to cap the Fund below the constitutional threshold.
“That ruling was clear. The five per cent is not negotiable,” he emphasised.
He alleged that transfers from the Annual Budget Funding Amount in recent years have fallen well below the constitutional minimum, creating what he described as “an arrears trap” that leaves assemblies perpetually underfunded.
According to Mr. Annoh-Dompreh, unpaid DACF obligations, estimated in billions of cedis, have stalled infrastructure projects, delayed contractor payments, and weakened local service delivery.
“When constitutional funds are delayed, communities pay the price,” he said.
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