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Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………… GOVERNMENT OF GHANA MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT MUNICIPAL MEDIUM-TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN AKUAPEM SOUTH MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY (2010 – 2013) AKUAPEM SOUTH MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 2010 TEAM MEMBERS NO NAME DEPARTMENT DESIGNATION 1 Hon. Mark Dompreh Akuapem South Municipal Municipal Chief Assembly Executive Amoakoh 2 Omar Amadu-Dabou Akuapem South Municipal Municipal Co-ordinating Assembly Director 2 Abubakar K. Johnston Akuapem South Municipal Municipal Planning Assembly. Officer 3 Mohammed-Sanusi Musah Akuapem South Municipal Assistant Planning Officer Assembly 4 George Addo Akuapem South Municipal Community Development Assembly Officer 5 L. I. Simpiney Akuapem South Municipal Municipal Budget Officer Assembly 6 Stella K. Nanor(Mrs.) Ghana Education Service Municipal Director of Education. 7 Sophia Winful Ghana Health Services Municipal Health Director 8 Constance Tsekpoe Akuapem South Municipal Municipal Finance Officer Assembly 9 Kwaku Minkah Fordjour Ministry of Food & Municipal Director Agriculture. TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………… Terms of Reference………………………………………………………………………….. Chapter One…………………………………………………………………………………. Current Situation of Development………………………………………………….. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………. Status of Implementation under GPRS II Under The Three Thematic Areas………. Location And Size…………………………………………………………………… Physical And Natural Environment…………………………………………………. Demographic Characteristics………………………………………………………… Culture………………………………………………………………………………. Spatial Analysis……………………………………………………………………… Economy of The Municipality………………………………………………………. Food Security………………………………………………………………………… Governance…………………………………………………………………………… Finances of The Municipal Assembly………………………………………………. Social Services………………………………………………………………………. Vulnerability Analysis……………………………………………………………….. HIV/AIDS…………………………………………………………………………… Gender……………………………………………………………………………….. Climate Change………………………………………………………………………. Update of Indicators And Targets……………………………………………………. Update on Core Municipal Indicators And Targets Categorised By GSDA And Development Thematic Areas……………………………………………………….. Update on Critical Development And Poverty Issues……………………………….. Good Governance…………………………………………………………………… Chapter Two………………………………………………………………………………… Development Priorities………………………………………………………………. Linked Harmonised Identified Development Problems to The MTDPF 2010-2013… POCC Analysis………………………………………………………………………. Chapter Three…………………………………………………………………………………. Municipal Goals, Objectives And Strategies……………………………………….. Goals Under Thematic Areas……………………………………………………….. Municipal Prioritised Objectives Under The Thematic Areas……………………… Strategies For Achieving The Prioritised Development Objectives……………….. Development Prospects……………………………………………………………. Projections………………………………………………………………………….. Summary of Key development Issues………………………………………………. Summary of Key Development Problems Emanating From The Situational Analysis. Municipal Development Priorities…………………………………………………… Chapter Four…………………………………………………………………………………. Municipal Development Prospects 2010-2013……………………………………. Logical Framework Analysis……………………………………………………… Development Programmes…………………………………………………………. Sustainable Environmental Assessment…………………………………………….. Chapter Five………………………………………………………………………………….. Implementation Arrangement And Annual Action Plan…………………………….. Chapter Six……………………………………………………………………………………. Monitoring And Evaluation Arrangement…………………………………………….. Chapter Seven………………………………………………………………………………… Communication Strategy………………………………………………………….. Reporting…………………………………………………………………………….. Dissemination………………………………………………………………………… ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We wish to acknowledge the interest and enthusiasm of Hon.Mark Dompreh Amoakoh , Municipal Chief Executive for Akuapem South Municipal Assembly whose encouragement contribute no small measure to the production of this document, especially the approval of financial support. We further acknowledge the contribution of Mr. Omar Amadu-Dabou, Municipal Coordinating Director, for his support on proof reading of the draft and invaluable suggestions. Special mention must also be made of Mr. Mohammed-Sanusi Musah, the Assistant Planning Officer of the Assembly who spent sleepless nights to get the document printed. We also acknowledge the contribution of RPCU and NDPC for organizing training for key Municipal Assembly Staff in Participatory Planning Skills. We further thank all Heads of Departments, Assembly Members and all Community Leaders who participated in the public hearings. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BACKGROUND Ghana, the first country South of Sahara to achieve independence, has gone though frequent changes of government, which has culminated in underdeveloped infrastructure, poor communication system, high illiteracy rate, high child mortality and mobility rate. Since then, conscious efforts have been made to change the situation for better by reforming the political, economic and social structures of the country. The most fundamental innovation was the decentralization policy and the creation of the District Assemblies (MMDAs) as the grassroot decision-making authority. The creation of Assemblies in 1988 under the PNDC Law 207 was a bold decision, to promote local governance. The law is now superseded by chapter 20 of the 1992 constitution and replaced by the Local Government Act, 1993, Act 462. The l Assemblies, among other things, have been set up to perform the following functions: a) Be responsible for the overall development of the MMDAs. b) Formulate and execute plans, programmes and strategies for the effective mobilization of resources necessary for the overall development of the MMDAs. c) Promote and support productive activity and social development. d) Co-ordinate, integrate and harmonize the execution of programmes and projects under approved development plan for the Municipality. e) Provide security and create access to justice. In line with the above functions, there is the need to come out with a comprehensive plan that will stimulate economic growth through wealth creation for accelerated poverty reduction in line with the National Medium Term Development Policy Framework (2010-2013) referred to as the Ghana Shared Growth And Development Agenda (GSGDA) TERMS OF REFERENCE The terms of reference for the preparation of the 4-Year Medium Term Development Plan are as follows: To examine the current situation which comprises the physical, social, economic and environmental condition in Akuapem South Municipality. To identify potentials, opportunities, constraints and challenges for development in relation to human and material resources, institutional capabilities and level of technology. To identify feasible socio-economic projects for implementation by local people and the municipal Assembly which are in line with the Governments Priority Areas, which are: - Infrastructure And Human Settlements Development. - Accelerated Agricultural Modernisation And Natural Resource Management. - Enhanced Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector. - Human Development, Employment And Productivity. - Transparent And Accountable Governance. The Akuapem South Municipal Assembly is expected to adopt strategies within the MTDPF 2010 theme that are most appropriate and applicable under the circumstances. In order to ensure effective implementation, the Assembly is obliged: To prepare a Medium Term Plan (2010 –2013) based on available resources and priority needs of the local people and within the context of Government’s broad development policies and objectives as outlined in the MTDPF(2010 – 2013) To develop an implementation, monitoring and evaluation scheme for achieving the objectives of the Medium Term plan. THE EXERCISE The exercise was carried out by an eight-member Plan Preparation Team drawn from decentralized Departments with diverse background. METHODOLOGY The exercise utilized both primary and secondary sources of data. The primary data was collected through the administration of structured questionnaire at the community level with Assembly-members, unit committee members, opinion leaders and the traditional authorities actively involved. Public forums were held at the Area Council Level to provide participatory dimension to the plan preparation, while grievances were taken note of and rectified where necessary. An institutional questionnaire was administered to all existing decentralized departments, NGOs and other Civil Society Organizations in the municipality. This was designed to solicit additional and some fundamental information relevant and responsive to communities’ development needs – hence the adoption of the plan by the General Assembly. ORGANIZATION OF REPORT The report is organized into six main parts, the contents of which adhere closely to the framework advocated in the National Development Planning Commission Guidelines. Chapter one provides information on the background of the study and covers the status of the performance of the municipality in implementing programmes and projects under the five MTDPF 2010 based on the six themes – namely: - Infrastructure And Human Settlement Development - Accelerated Agricultural Modernisation And Natural Resource Management - Enhanced Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector. - Human Development, Employment And Productivity. - Transparent And Accountable Governance. This chapter also covers the current situation – (Municipal Profile). It provides description of the general characteristics of the municipality including
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