The President of the Ghana Institute of Planning (GIP) launched the 2025 Annual Conference and General Meeting (AGCM) in Tamale. The occasion was held at the Conference Room of the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly on Friday, November 7, 2025.
The event was under the chairmanship of the Alhaji Habib Shahadu. Hon. Adam Abu Takoro, the Metropolitan Chief Executive of Tamale. In attendance also were the representative of the Dakpema Palace in the person of Mr. Basharu Dabali.
In his statement, the Tamale MCE indicated he and the Regional Minister would do their best to participate in the conference.
The 2025 AGCM will take place at the Modern City Hotel in Tamale from 27th to 28th November, 2025. The theme for the conference is ‘Shaping Ghana’s Tomorrow: the Role of Planning in Driving Economic Growth, Job Creation and Sustainable Development ‘.
The topics to be presented are;
1. Financing urban transformation through innovative approaches to unlocking capital for city development, PPPs and local fiscal reforms;
2. The Role of decentralized planning in promoting effective municipal service delivery and local economic development;
3. Planning for Sustainable and Resilient Cities – a view of the Sustainable Cities Phase 1 Project; and
4. The Role of economic hub in stimulating growth and driving new employment pathways – insights from from Ghana’s Petroleum Hub Project.
Dr. Nii Moi Thompson, the Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) will give the keynote address at the conference. The presenters are Pln. Prof. Emmanuel Kanchebe Derbile, the Vice Chancellor of University for Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS); Dr. Gameli Kewuribe Hoedoafia, the Executive Secretary of IMCC; Dr. Toni Aubynn (Hon. FGIP), CEO, Petroleum Hub Development Corporation; and the project Manager of Sustainable Cities by Expertise France.
The occasion will be chaired by His Royal Highness, Nanton Naa Mahamadu V and co-chaired by Prof. Seidu Al-Hassan, the Vice Chancellor of University for Development Studies, Tamale.
Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister for Education and MP for Tamale South, would be the Guest of Honour at the 2025 Conference. He will be supported by the sector Minster, Hon. Ahmed Ibrahim, Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs. Other dignitaries are Pln. Dr. Audrey Smock Amoah, the Director-General of NDPC, Pln. Dr. Kodwo Yeboah, the CEO of the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority (LUSPA); and the Heads of Services of both Civil Service and Local Government Service amongst others.
Tamale, Friday, November 7, 2025
