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March 11, 2016
Aliu promises to champion the cause of
GSS
Accra, Nov 17, GNA - Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama on
Friday promised to champion the process of generating
reliable, timely, sound and relevant statistical data to
better inform national policy decisions.
This he said would help to achieve the goals of the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the New Economic
Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD) and the Growth
Poverty Reduction Strategy II (GPRS II).
Alhaji Mahama was speaking at the Africa Statistics Day,
which formed part of the Ghana Statistical Week Celebration
organized by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) with a UNDP
sponsorship.
The day was celebrated under the theme: “National Strategies
for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) and Statistical
Planning at the Service of Dynamic Development”. It was
aimed at creating awareness of the need to have
evidence-based decision-making and result-based management
for the advancement of the economy.
Vice President Mahama, in a speech which was read for him,
said high ranking officials needed to be part of the
strategic planning process to facilitate an improved
departmental performance adding that he would, therefore,
champion the process.
This promise did not come as a surprise as the Vice
President was known for championing several laudable
national goals, including the campaign against indiscipline
and environmental sanitation.
The Vice President noted that national decision-making based
on sound statistical data was imperative to accelerated
national development.
He said the Government was committed to improving the
working environment of the GSS to play its rightful role.
Alhaji Mahama charged the GSS to ensure the integrity and
transparency of statistics to measure the effectiveness of
policy decisions of the Government and the progress being
made towards the achievement of the MDGs.
Professor Nicholas Nsowah-Nuamah, the Acting Government
Statistician, explained that the demand for reliable data
for policy formulation and implementation was crucial and
called on donors to help the GSS to come up with a
comprehensive data to ensure national development.
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