CDD survey: 76% of Ghanaians want MMDCEs elected
More than seven in 10 Ghanaians (76%) favour the election of MMDCEs, a survey by the Centre for Democratic Governance has found. “Only 20% want them to be appointed by the President,” the findings said. It noted that while over two-thirds of the respondents (71%) say they prefer MMDCEs elected on nonpartisan election format similar […]
Highlights of findings from CDD-Ghana’s Local Government survey (May 23 – June 3, 2021)
Background In early 2019, the President, Nana Akufo-Addo, introduced two bills seeking to achieve two major local government reforms in his bid to fulfill one of the 2016 campaign promises – the amendment of Article 243[1] of the Constitution, which gives the President the power to appoint all Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) […]
Majority of Ghanaians believe MMDAs performed ‘very or fairly badly’ – CDD Report
A report by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has revealed that majority of Ghanaians believe Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDAs) have for the past five years performed “very or fairly badly” in a number functions. The functions include ensuring transparency and openness in the affairs of the Assembly (75%), responding to development […]
MMDAs perform poorly in service delivery – CDD-Ghana report
A survey conducted by CDD-Ghana has revealed that the majority of Ghanaians hold the opinion that Metropolitan and Municipal District Assemblies have for the past five years performed “very or fairly badly” in service delivery. The survey revealed that over 70 percent of MMDAs performed poorly in ensuring transparency and openness in the affairs of […]
