Ministry Of Culture & Chieftaincy

  MINISTRY OF CHIEFTAINCY AND
CULTURE

ESTABLISHMENT

•    The Ministry was established by His Excellency the President in accordance with the Civil Service Law, 1993 (PNDC Law 327). Its establishment was facilitated through the recommendation of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and in response to persistent Ghanaian public opinion.

The Chieftaincy Division used to be a Secretariat under the Office President. The Culture Sector was then under the National Commission on Culture (NCC), enjoying a separate autonomous existence.

With the creation of the Ministry policy formulation and other executive functions have been transferred to the Ministry.

BACKGROUND

•    VISION STATEMENT

    The vision of this Ministry is to preserve, sustain and integrate the regal, traditional and cultural values and practices to accelerate wealth creation and harmony for total national development

•    MISSION STATEMENT

    This would be achieved through the education of chiefs on government policies for good governance, conflict resolutions among the various cultural groupings. Also by supporting the various chieftaincy and cultural institutions administratively, financially and review the various chieftaincy and cultural legal framework to conform to international best practices.

OBJECTIVES OF THE MINISTRY

•    To provide institutional capacity to the departments and agencies under the Ministry for efficient, effective and sustainable service delivery.
•    To formulate and supervise the implementation of national and sectoral policies and programmes
•    To promote political tolerance and national stability through the mediums of the arts and diplomacy.

•    To promote public and internal relationship within the sectors of chieftaincy and culture

•    To monitor and evaluate activities of the Chieftaincy and Culture Sectors.
ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

•    POLITICAL LEADERSHIP

    The Ministry is headed by a Minister of State (currently, Hon. Sampson Kwaku Boafo, MP for Subin). He acts as a link between the three Arms of Government:
          (i)  The Executive (Presidency)
          (ii) The Legislature (Parliament)
          (iii) The Judiciary (Judicial Service

•    ROLE OF MINISTER

        - Provide political leadership
        - Formulate intra – and inter – Ministerial and  sectoral policies
        - Supervise Bureaucracy of Ministry
        - Ensure efficient and effective performance;
        - Represent Ministry at national and international fora;
        - Perform other function given to him by the President.

•    BUREAUCRATIC HEAD

    The Chief Director (CD) is the Head of the bureaucracy of the Ministry He/She co-ordinates the activities of the seven (7) Divisions of the Ministry.

4A    DIVISIONS – These are

        (a) PPME
        (b) HRD
              ©  Administration
             (d) Finance
              (e) International Relations Division
          (f) Chieftaincy Division
               (g) Culture Division                             

    5. ORGANIZATION UNDER
 THE MINISTRY
 
The following organizations operate under the Ministry:-

•    Houses of Chiefs
    (a) 1 National
    (b) 10 Regional
    (c) 196 Traditional Councils

2. National Commission on Culture

    (a) 1 National  Secretariat
    (b) 10 Regional Offices
    (c) 138 District Offices 
3. Bureau of Ghana Languages (BGL)
4. Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB)
5. National Theatre of Ghana
    -     National Theatre Company of Ghana
    -    National Symphony Orchestra
    -    National Dance Company
6. National Folklore Board
7. Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
8. W.E.B. Du – Bois Memorial Centre for Pan African Culture
9. Pan – African Writers Association (PAWA)
 

   
6. AFFILIATED ORGANISATIONS
•    Institutions

    (i) College of Art and Social Sciences,  KNUST, Kumasi
    (ii) School of Performing Arts, U/G, Legon
    (iii) Inst. Of African Studies, U/G, Legon
    (iv) Centre for Cultural and African Studies, KNUST, Kumasi
    (v) Dept. of Archaeology, U/G/ Legon

(b) Associations (Arts)

    (i) Ghana Association of Visual Artists (GAVA)
    (ii) Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA)
    (iii) Ghana Union of Theatre Association (GHATA)
    (iv) Ghana Association of Writers (GAW)
    (v) Ghana Dance Association (GDA)
    (vi) Ghana Concert Parties Union (GCPU)

(c) Relations with International Bodies

    (i) UNESCO
    (ii) Kwa – Zulu Natal Provincial Gov’t, South Africa
    (iii) The British Museum, U. K.
    (iv) African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (ACP)

FUNCTIONS OF THE MINISTRY

The Ministry performs the following functions:-

•    Initiate, formulate and ensure the efficient and effective implementation of policies, plans, programmes and projects for the sectors.

•    Preserve, conserve, develop, promote and present Ghanaian heritage institutions, arts, architecture, cultural sites and values to project the unique Ghanaian identity and national pride.

•    co-ordinate, monitor and evaluate the performance of the institutions and affiliated associations within the Sectors and devise appropriate strategies for improving performance delivery of each organisation.

•    Organise periodic Sectoral Review Conferences for all stakeholders in the Ministry to re – examine the direction and focus of the Ministry in line with prevailing Government policies to help update sector policies, plans, programmes and projects.

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