Current Trends in Development of the Region

The current trends in the development of the Region are derived basically from the peculiar nature of the Region itself.  First and foremost, being the National Capital Region, it houses three district areas of political administration, namely the local Accra metropolitan Authority, the Regional Co-ordinating Council and the National Government, all operating at one and the same time for the same populace.

The Region’s very urban youthful population also poses a major challenge to development.  Due to its industrial and commercial nature, it experiences a very high rate of in-migration caused by the advent of the youth from the other Regions to Accra and Tema in search of employment.

There is a problem of social infrastructure such as schools and hospitals as well as economic infrastructure such as water supply systems and electricity. 

The Region’s development efforts are guided by the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, the Local Government Act 462 and the National Development Planning (System) Act 480 and, unlike in the past, Development Planning in the Region starts from the local level.

Each of the 5 Assemblies has a District Development Planning Committee which collates the needs and aspirations of the people and local conditions such as human and physical resources, and with these, initiates and prepares a Draft District Medium-Term Development Plan as well as a Settlement Structure Plan.  In all this the Regional Co-ordinating Council provides the Districts with the requisite information and data as well as expertise to assist them in the formulation of their respective District Development Plan.

The actual development strategies are based on the nature of the Region and its vision.  The vision of the Greater Accra Region is to offer the rest of the country able and efficient leadership through examples in efficient management of scarce resources and the promotion of enhanced social living.

The Major goal of development in the Greater Accra Region therefore, is to ensure and sustain general improvements in the quality of life of the people in the Region, and thereby provide a beacon of hope for the rest of the country.