Governance, service delivery improve in Cape Coast Metro – Survey
The Reverend Professor Samuel Adjepong , Chairman of the National African Peer Review Mechanism Governing Council, (NAPRM-GC) has said service delivery and governance have improved greatly in the Cape Coast Metropolis.
Prof. Adjepong, who said this at a validation workshop jointly organized by the NAPRM and the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly Oversight committee in Cape Coast, stressed that areas like Education, Health, Food Security, Freedoms and Rights and Security and Safety were all functioning effectively in the Metropolis.
Reporting on a survey, conducted by the NAPRM in September , Prof. Adjepong said a total of 340 questionnaires were administered to members of district assemblies, traditional authorities, public servants, private sector operators , and a cross section of the public in Cape Coast, Abura, Pedu, Kakumdo, Nkafoa and Efutu, all in the Central Region.
The goal of the survey was to find out how democracy and good political governance, economic governance and management, corporate governance and socio-economic development were functioning in the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly.
Prof. Adjepong said on Education 70.4 per cent respondents indicated that there was much improvement in access to education with 56.2 indicating that there was improvement in the quality of Education.
On Security and Safety, he said 257 out 340 said armed robbery had not been a concern to them in recent times, while 247 respondents indicated that there was no violent disturbance in their communities.
The Chairman said on Food Security it was revealed that 24.5 per cent skipped at least one meal in a week whiles 41.7 per cent skipped a meal because of religious beliefs.
On Health, the survey revealed that 64.1 per cent reported that there has been improvement in the availability of health facilities with 69.8 per cent indicating that there has been an improvement in access to health services in terms of fees and distance whiles 62.4 per cent reported that there has been an improvement in the quality of health services.
On Freedoms and Rights, the report indicated that 316 out of 337 said they have not been assaulted or insulted for expressing themselves whiles 6.2 per cent reported they had either been assaulted or insulted.
On Economic Governance and Management, the report indicated that 73.7 per cent had difficulty getting wage employment in their communities while on Corruption 42.9 per cent reported bribery, 20.5 per cent indicated that there is nepotism in their community, 18.2 per cent recorded tender irregularities and 15.9 per cent reported mal-administration of funds.
Mrs Rose Tenkorang , who represented the Regional Director of Education, urged parents to take responsibility of their children’s education and make sure they get the best of education.
She commended the Metropolitan Assembly for providing more schools, furniture and other teaching and learning materials to schools in the Metropolis.
Source: GNA