SHAMA
DISTRICT PROFILEThe District was carved out of the former Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan Assembly (SAEMA)
and, was established in December, 2007 by Legislative Instrument (LI 1882). Officially, it was
inaugurated in March 2008 with its District Capital at Shama. Shama is one of the 22
administrative Districts in the Western Region.
There are seventeen electoral areas and six area councils in the District.
The Area councils are
Aboadze – Abuesi, Inchaban, Shama, Shama Junction, Assorkor- Essaman and Supomu
Dunkwa. Aboadze
Abuesi Area Council is still under construction. It is anticipated that offices would be provided
for the various Area Councils by the end of December, 2012.
The District Assembly has a membership of twenty five (25). Of this membership, seventeen
(17) are the elected Assembly members and the remaining one-third appointed by the President
of Ghana in consultation with traditional authority and recognized interest groups in the District.
A presiding member is also elected by two-third majority of all members of the Assembly.
The Assembly has two main committees: the Executive Committee and the Public Complaint
Committee. The Executive committee has five (6) sub-committees including Finance and
Administration; Justice and Security; Development Planning; Social Services; Works and
Agriculture and Coastal.
Agriculture (including forestry and fishing) employs majority and the manufacturing sector is the second highest.
