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(1) Ghana shall have a system of local government and administration which shall, as far as practicable, be decentralized. (2) The system of decentralized local government shall have the following features- (a) Parliament shall enact appropriate laws to ensure 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 authorities to plan, initiate, co-ordinate, manage and execute policies in respect of all matters affecting the people within their areas, with a view to ultimately achieving localization of those activities; (c) there shall be established for each local government unit a sound financial base with adequate and reliable sources of revenue; (d) as far as practicable, persons in the service of local government shall be subject to the effective control of local authorities; (e) to ensure the accountability of local government authorities, people in particular local government areas shall, as far as practicable, be afforded the opportunity to participate effectively in their governance.