The Eastern Regional Coordinating Council (ERCC) is headquartered in Koforidua, the capital of the Eastern Region, and it is the body that coordinates the activities of the region's 33 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies on behalf of the Regional Minister. The RCC is the regional arm of central government. It is headed politically by the **Eastern Regional Minister**, supported by a **Deputy Regional Minister**, and administratively by a **Chief Director** (the Regional Coordinating Director), who runs the permanent staff. Its core functions are to monitor, coordinate and evaluate the programmes of the district assemblies, harmonise development planning across the region, and serve as the link between the Presidency, the Ministries, and the districts. Structurally, the ERCC houses or supervises several regional departments and agencies — among them the Regional Education Directorate, Regional Health Directorate, Feeder Roads, Social Welfare, the Regional Town and Country Planning office, NADMO, and the Regional Budget and Finance units. It also works closely with the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs, which sits in Koforidua and is chaired by the **Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin**, paramount chief of Akyem Abuakwa. The Eastern Region itself was carved out of the old Eastern Province and became one of Ghana's original regions at independence in 1957. It is one of the most populous and economically diverse regions in the country — home to the Akyem, Kwahu, Krobo, Akuapem, Ga-Dangme and Ewe communities, and to major towns such as Koforidua, Nkawkaw, Akosombo, Kade, Asamankese, Suhum, Somanya, Aburi and Akropong. The Akosombo Dam, which supplies the bulk of Ghana's hydroelectric power, sits within the region, as does the Atewa Range and the famous Krobo bead-making industry around Somanya and Odumase. On the specific office location and current officeholders: the ERCC secretariat is in Koforidua, but I don't have a verified, up-to-date confirmation of the exact street address, current Regional Minister, or current Chief Director as of today, 15 October 2026 — those positions change with reshuffles and I won't guess at them. For the authoritative, current details, the Regional Coordinating Council's page on the official government portal (ghana.gov.gh) and the Presidency's communications are the right places to check, or you can contact the ERCC directly in Koforidua. If you want, tell me what you actually need it for — a letter, a permit, a complaint, a job enquiry, or a visit — and I'll point you to the right department and the right channel to reach them.