Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, has said the Greater Accra Region had the lowest expected households recorded with less than 60% percent as of 10th July 2021 because data inflow was very minimal in some specific districts in the Region.
Among the lowest-performing districts are the Ga West, Ga North, Ayawaso West, Adentan Ga East, Ledzokuku, La Nkwantan Madina, Kpone Katamanso, Shai Osudoku, and Tema West districts.
Addressing the media on Sunday, 11th July 2021 at the initial days for the census ends, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim said the service has attributed this to the reluctance of households to participate in the data collection.
He said “specifically diplomats, foreigners in gated communities, high-level government officials and political leaders, households in medium to high-class residential areas unwillingness of communities to participate in the census due to boundary disputes.”
The Ghana Statistical Service has scheduled an initial mop-up for the 2021 Population and Housing Census from July 12 to July 18.
Prof. Anim said, Of the 272 statistical districts outlined by the Ghana Statistical Service, 181 are on course to complete data collection as of July 11.
The exercise started on Sunday, June 13, 2021, with the marking of structures, and it was followed by the census night on Sunday, June 27, 2021.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Kofi Atakora
