Ningo-Prampram District Assembly
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REPUBLIC OF GHANA THE COMPOSITE BUDGET OF THE NINGO-PRAMPRAM DISTRICT ASSEMBLY FOR THE 2014 FISCAL YEAR NINGO PRAMPRAM DISTRICT ASSAMBLY Page | 1 For Copies of this MMDA’s Composite Budget, please contact the address below: The Coordinating Director, Ningo Prampram District Assembly Greater Accra Region This 2014 Composite Budget is also available on the internet at: www.mofep.gov.gh NINGO PRAMPRAM DISTRICT ASSAMBLY Page | 2 TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE INTRODUCTION 1 BACKGROUND Establishment 2 Area of Coverage 2 Population/Structure 2 DISTRICT ECONOMY Roads 3 Agriculture 3 Industry 4 Service 4 Education 4 Infrastructure and Logistics 6 Health Status 6 Health 7 Incidence of Diseases 7 Hospitality Industry 9 PERFORMANCE 2013 Revenue 10 Constraints/ Challenges 11 NINGO PRAMPRAM DISTRICT ASSAMBLY Page | 3 KEY FOCUS AREAS IN THE 2014 COMPOSITE BUDGET Education: 12 Administration: 12 Revenue Generation: 12 Sanitation and Waste Management 13 Health 13 Security 13 Agriculture 14 Roads 14 Assumption Underlying the 2014 Budget 14-15 ESTIMATES FOR 2014 15-16 SECTION II: ASSEMBLY’S DETAIL COMPOSITE BUDGET 16-17 LIST OF TABLES Access to Education 5 No. of Schools in the Ningo-Prampram District 5 School Enrolment in the Ningo-Prampram District 5 Staffing in Ningo-Prampram District 6 Health Sector Statistics 8 Summary of Revenue Performance, 2013 (January - November) 11 Revenue and Expenditure Summary for 2014 Fiscal Year 16 NINGO PRAMPRAM DISTRICT ASSAMBLY Page | 4 INTRODUCTION 1. Section 92 (3) of the local Government Act (Act. 462) envisages the implementation of the Composite Budget system under which the budgets of the departments of the District Assemblies would be integrated into the budgets of the District Assemblies. The District Composite Budgeting system would achieve the following amongst others: Establish an effective integrated budgeting system which supports intended goals, expectations and performances of government; Deepen the uniform approach to planning, budgeting, financial reporting and auditing; Facilitate harmonized development and introduce fiscal prudence in the management of public funds at the MMDA level. 2. In 2011, Government directed all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to prepare the Composite Budget which integrates departments under Schedule one of the Local Government Integration of Departments Act LI 1961. This policy initiative will upscale full implementation of fiscal decentralization and ensure that the utilization of all public resources at the local level takes place in an efficient, effective, transparent and accountable manner for improved service delivery. 3. The Composite Budget of the Ningo-Prampram District Assembly (NIPDA) for the 2014 Fiscal Year has been prepared from the 2014 Annual Action Plan which is aligned to the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA II) (2010- 2013). The Main thrust of the Budget is to accelerate the growth of the District Economy through infrastructural development. NINGO PRAMPRAM DISTRICT ASSAMBLY Page | 5 BACKGROUND Establishment 4. The Ningo-Prampram District Assembly, (NiPDA) was created from the erstwhile Dangbe West District in 2012 with the promulgation of Legislative Instrument (LI) 2132. The District Assembly has a membership of 33 made up as follows: 21 elected 10 appointed 1 Member of Parliament and 1 District Chief Executive 5. The Assembly is also divided into three (3) Area Councils namely: Prampram, Dawa and Ningo. Area of Coverage 6. The District Assembly covers an area of 749.84 km2. It is bounded in the North by the Shai-Osudoku District Assembly, the South by the Gulf of Guinea, East by the Ada West District Assembly and the west Kpone-Katamanso District Assembly. Population/Structure 7. The current population of the District is estimated at 76, 386. Out of this, 47.6% are males and 52.4% are females. About 62% of the population of the district falls within the economically active age group (i.e. 15-64 years). DISTRICT ECONOMY NINGO PRAMPRAM DISTRICT ASSAMBLY Page | 6 8. The local economy of the district is made up agriculture, commerce and service. Service activities, especially real estate activities form the backbone of the economy as the district is largely becoming a dormitory settlement. Roads 9. The total length of roads within the District area is 264.9 km made up of asphaltic concrete, surface dressed and unpaved roads. The District can also boast of two (2) first class roads (Tema – Akosombo & Tema – Aflao) and a second class road that links Dawhenya to Prampram. Agriculture 10. The main areas of agricultural activity are in food crop farming, livestock and fishing. Close to 65% of labour force are engaged in crop farming, fishing, livestock and forestry. Major crops cultivated in the district include cassava, maize, rice, pepper and legumes. More so farmers in the District also cultivate fruit crops such as mango, pineapple, cashew and water melon. Cabbage, lettuce, pepper and cucumber are also some of the major vegetables cultivated in the District. Besides land cultivation as discussed above, some farmers in the District also engage in fish farming, animal husbandry and livestock farming because of the coastal setting of the District and the vast grassland on which livestock can be fed. The District can also boast of one major irrigation facility at Dawhenya and several small dams/dugouts spread all over the District which also serve as sources of water for irrigation. The District has the potential to harness water (surface and underground) for agricultural and domestic use. Identified areas for Dam construction include Kpantcheredor, Amanakpo etc. Post-harvest activities engaged in the District include rice milling (Afienya,Dawenya), fish processing (smoking, salting and drying in Prampram) and cold storage (Prampram). NINGO PRAMPRAM DISTRICT ASSAMBLY Page | 7 Industry 11. The District has few industrial setups. The major ones are into fish processing and the production of poultry feed for export and local consumption. Some of these companies that readily come to mind are Raanan Fish Feed and West Africa Fisheries. Service 12. The service sector covers a wide range of activities: finance, commerce, real estate and housing development, health, education, sanitation and water, electricity, transport, hospitality and tourism, etc. The District has only two (2) banking facilities (i.e. Dangbe Rural Bank at Prampram and a branch of the Dangbe Rural Bank at Ningo). The real estate and housing development is the fastest growing sector of the district economy. There are nearly twenty (20) different real estate companies developing properties within the District. The district has become an ideal place for such activities because of its proximity to Tema and Accra. Education 13. The District has a total of 199 basic school facilities out of which 47% are private. It can also boast of a Tertiary institution (Central University College) which attracts students from all over the country and beyond. It is worth mentioning that some of the public basic educational institutions in the district still run the shift system with its negative effects such as truancy. However, measures are being put in place to reduce this figure in 2014. NINGO PRAMPRAM DISTRICT ASSAMBLY Page | 8 (a) Access to Education Table 1.1: No. of Schools in the Ningo-Prampram District No Circuit Pre-School Primary JHS SHS . Privat Publi Privat Publi Privat Publi Privat Publi e c e c e c e c 1. Prampra 10 8 7 10 3 9 1 - m 2. Ningo 14 8 10 15 3 11 1 1 3. Nyigbeny 6 10 6 10 - 6 - - a 4. Afienya 16 5 13 7 3 6 - - Total 46 31 36 42 9 32 2 2 Source: District Education Office, 2008/ 2009 From table 1.2 below it will be seen that, the district has 12,695 pupils in primary schools and 3,325 pupils in JHS respectively. The teacher-pupil ratio for the three levels that make up the basic education level in the district currently stands at 1:50; 1:40 respectively. This is high compared to the national average of 1:35 for primary and 1:25 for JHS. This trend is due to increasing enrolment resulting from the capitation grant and school feeding programme. Poor staff accommodation and lack of socio-economic infrastructure in most communities in the rural areas also led to teachers not accepting posting into schools in the remote parts of the district. This has led to classes without teachers, a situation that has discouraged enrolment in such areas though the population of children within the school going ages ( 4 -15) is high in the district. NINGO PRAMPRAM DISTRICT ASSAMBLY Page | 9 Table 1.2: School Enrolment in the Ningo-Prampram District Primary JHS No. Circuit Private Public Private Public Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls 1 Prampram 278 557 1113 1046 14 1 362 374 2 Ningo 161 155 2123 1832 8 0 704 571 3 Nyigbenya 820 736 896 769 26 2 135 104 4 Afienya 0 0 1071 1138 26 2 522 474 Total 1259 1448 5203 4785 74 5 1723 1523 Source: District Education Office, 2008/ 2009 Table 1.3: Staffing in Ningo-Prampram District No. Circuit Pre-School Primary JHS SHS T U T U T U T U 5. Prampram 10 - 71 - 37 1 - 6. Ningo - - 30 - 73 - 23 - 7. Nyigbenya 6 - 39 5 10 - - 8. Afienya 9 - 84 4 34 2 - Total 25 0 224 9 154 3 23 - Source: District Education Office, 2008/ 2009 NINGO PRAMPRAM DISTRICT ASSAMBLY Page | 10 (i) Infrastructure and Logistics Infrastructure and provision of logistics in the District are not proportionate to increased enrolment in the schools. This has resulted in overcrowding in classrooms. This situation has also led to inadequacy of teaching and learning materials which impacts negatively on pupil’s performance. More than 40% of schools in the District have classroom-pupil ratio of 1:50 and 1:40 which is above the national recommended target of 1:35 and 1:25 for Primary and JHS respectively.