The Ho Municipal Assembly is the local government authority that administers Ho, the capital of the Volta Region of Ghana — and it is one of the oldest and most historically significant municipal assemblies in the country. **Where it sits.** Ho is the regional capital of the Volta Region, and the Ho Municipal Assembly is the decentralised arm of central government there, established under Ghana's Local Government Act (Act 462 of 1993, later replaced by the Local Governance Act, Act 936 of 2016). It is one of the assemblies making up the Volta Region's local government structure, alongside districts such as Ho West, Adaklu, Agotime-Ziope, Kpando, Hohoe, Ketu South, Ketu North, Akatsi, and others. Ho itself was elevated to municipal status in 2004, having previously been a district. **How it is structured.** Like every Ghanaian Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assembly (MMDA), it has: - A **Chief Executive** (MCE) appointed by the President with the approval of the assembly's members — the political and administrative head. - A **Presiding Member** elected by the assembly members from among themselves, who chairs sittings. - **Assembly members** — a mix of elected members (one per electoral area) and government appointees (up to 30% of the total), plus the Member(s) of Parliament for constituencies within the municipality as ex-officio members. - **Sub-committees** — Finance and Administration, Works, Social Services, Development Planning, Justice and Security, and others — that do the detailed work. - A **Municipal Coordinating Director** heading the civil service/technical staff. **What it does.** The assembly is responsible for the day-to-day governance of Ho: local development planning, sanitation and waste management, markets and lorry parks, feeder roads, basic education infrastructure, health facilities (clinics, CHPS compounds), permits and business operating licences, property rates and local revenue collection, and the general upkeep of the municipality. It works alongside the Regional Coordinating Council, which oversees all assemblies in the Volta Region. **Its significance.** Ho has long been a centre of education and administration in the Volta Region — home to institutions such as Ho Technical University and a strong tradition of teacher training and secondary education. The municipality is also the commercial hub for much of the Volta Region, with Ho Central Market as a major trading point, and it sits on the main routes linking the region to Accra and to the eastern corridor. The assembly therefore carries real weight in regional development. **One honest note on the current officeholders.** The names of the sitting Municipal Chief Executive and Presiding Member change with political appointments and assembly elections, and I don't have a verified source in front of me for who holds those positions as of today, 15 October 2026. If you need the current MCE or Presiding Member confirmed, say the word and I'll search deeper — or you can check the assembly's own pages or the Volta Regional Coordinating Council directly. If you're asking about something specific — a job, a permit, a project, a chief's stool land matter, or a particular department — tell me which and I'll go straight to it.