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 […]
I will vote for the party that will stop ‘foolishness’ of V8 users – CDD-Ghana boss
Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh has decried the misconduct of drivers of Toyota V8 cars in the country, promising to cast his vote in 2024 for the political party that will make a commitment to ending the menace. Prof Prempeh condemned the lawlessness of these drivers […]
Launch of report on corruption, clientelism, criminality, and the subversion of democracy in Africa
On World Democracy Day, September 15, 2021, the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and Democracy in Africa (DIA) will release two major reports about the capture of supposedly democratic political systems by private networks that work in their own interest, rather than that of the public. The launch will take place on Wednesday, September […]
Ghana should not be complacent amid Guinea coup – Agyeman-Duah
In the wake of the coup that recently happened in West Africa’s Guinea, Ghana has been urged to be vigilant. Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah, the Chief Executive Officer of the John Kufuor Foundation, added that there is the need for the country’s democratic institutions to rather wake up, reports citinewsroom.com. He cited the recent Afrobarometer surveys […]
CDD survey gives cause to doubt the outcome of 2020 elections – Suhuyini
Outcomes from the latest Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) survey has all but cast further doubt on the results of the last general elections held in December 2020. This is the view of the Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini, who holds that there is something amiss in juxtaposing the 2020 […]
CDD report: Akufo-Addo’s appointees to blame for corruption – NPP woman
Ellen Ama Daaku, a member of the ruling New Patriotic Party’s national communications team has averred that appointees of the President are largely to blame for corruption in the government. Ama Daaku, speaking on Accra-based Asaase Radio’s weekend current affairs show, The Forum, however, disagreed with findings of a Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) […]
CDD research actually indicates that Ghanaians love NPP more – Buabeng Asamoa
Communications Director for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Yaw Buabeng Asamoa is of the belief that the outcome of a recent research by Center for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD-Ghana) is an indication that the people of Ghana like the governance style of the NPP but want more to be done. Center for Democratic Development Ghana […]
