CDD-Ghana’s 2021 survey on policies, rule of law and governance

The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has released a highlight of its findings on the Republic of Ghana’s Post Elections Survey after a successful Presidential and Parliamentary Elections on December 7, 2020.

The report has outlined key parameters on policies, rule of law and governance under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s government.

Auditor-General’s 2020 Audit Report on the Public Accounts of Ghana

The surgery which featured a number of adult citizens across the country said, fewer than half of Ghanaians are optimistic that, in the next four years, the Akufo-Addo NPP-led government will perform “much better or better” in addressing educational needs (45%), providing reliable supply of electricity (44%), maintaining roads and bridges (44%), and providing water and sanitation services (43%). Only one-third (35%) are optimistic about government’s ability to reduce crime.

Only about three in 10 Ghanaians or fewer are optimistic about government’s ability to fight corruption (30%), and promote collaboration between the ruling and opposition parties (25%).

In general, most Ghanaians expect changes in the way the Akufo-Addo led-NPP government handles a number of national development issues in the next four years.

Akufo-Addo’s policy decision and actions performance rated 18% – CDD- Ghana 

According to the report, majority of Ghanaians (52%) are confident that the second Akufo-Addo led-NPP government will consolidate the gains of the Free SHS program, but a similar proportion (57%) have no confidence in government to expand the 1D1F initiative across the country.

While Ghanaians are split (48% vs. 48%) on the government’s ability to ensure that rule of law is upheld in the next four years, majorities are not confident in its ability to protect the country’s financial resources (53%) and curb corruption and official impunity (62%).

The report further noted that, Ghanaians are evenly split in their confidence in government’s ability to consolidate the gains made in the planting/rearing for food and jobs program in the next four years, but a majority (61%) express lack of confidence in the government’s ability to expand the one-million-dollar per constituency initiative.

Unemployment (57%), infrastructure and roads (36%), education (36%), management of the economy (32%), and health (19%) are the five top policy priorities Ghanaians would want to see government addressing.

Education, infrastructure, healthcare and agriculture are the four priority areas that Ghanaians recommend for additional investment, in case government wants to increase public spending.

SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh