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By Philip\u00a0Tengzu<\/p>\n
Wa, (UW\/R), Nov. 22, GNA \u2013 The Governance Series Wave 2, a new survey report by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), has revealed a high citizen demand for infrastructure development and quality service delivery.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
It revealed that 52.6 per cent of the participants expected infrastructure development and quality service within the next six months, while 25.9 per cent expected economic stability, job\u00a0creation\u00a0and business support.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Others were good governance and accountability, nine per cent; environmental protection and sanitation, 5.3 per cent; safety,\u00a0security\u00a0and law enforcement, 6.2 per cent; while social welfare and support for the vulnerable was 0.3.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr\u00a0John Gambo, the Upper West Regional Statistician, presented the survey findings at a stakeholder engagement in\u00a0Wa\u00a0to mark the 2025 African Statistics Day.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The engagement was to, among other things, enable stakeholders\u00a0share\u00a0experiences, best practices, and lessons in\u00a0leveraging\u00a0innovation to improve data quality, timeliness, and relevance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The survey compared two survey findings \u2013 Wave 1 (first survey conducted in 2024) and Wave 2 (second survey conducted in 2025).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
It sampled 15,400 selected households from the 2021 population and Housing Census (PHC), with 7,248 and 5,640 interviews completed in Wave 1 and 2, respectively.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
On payment of bribes, the report\u00a0indicated\u00a0that 14.3 per cent of the respondents in Wave 2 said they gave gifts to public officials compared to 18.4 per cent in Wave 1.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The gifts given included:\u00a0favours, money, valuables, land or other goods, and food,\u00a0drinks\u00a0and animals, with money being the highest \u2013 85.2 per cent in Wave 1 and 72.1 per cent in Wave 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The data also showed that some of the gifts were requested by the public official while others were unsolicited.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The survey recommended increased citizen engagement at all levels to align policies with people\u2019s priorities\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
It called for measures to protect persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, who were most exposed to informal payments, through the introduction of priority service lanes and accessibility protocols.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The survey also stressed the need to institute clear rules on gifts and conflict of interest for public officers, among others.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The African Statistics Day was\u00a0established\u00a0in 1990 by the Conference of African Ministers for Planning and Economic Development, under the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was to raise awareness about the importance of statistics in economic and social\u00a0development, and\u00a0promote the use and improvement of reliable statistical systems across African nations.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s commemoration was on the theme: \u201cLeveraging innovations in data and statistics to promote a just, peaceful, inclusive and prosperous society for Africans.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr\u00a0Gambo\u00a0emphasised\u00a0the importance of informed\u00a0policy-making\u00a0and evidence-based planning through high-quality data in addressing citizens\u2019 needs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
He explained that the theme \u201cchallenges us to think bigger, to be more creative, and to deepen our commitment to equity and progress.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr\u00a0Salifu\u00a0Issifu\u00a0Kanton, the Executive Director, Community Development Alliance, encouraged communities to desist from giving gifts in appreciation of services provided.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u00a0indicated\u00a0that some community leaders gave animals and other items to public and private officials for service provided, but said those services were not\u00a0privileges.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
GNA\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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