Infrastructure development, quality service top citizens’ expectation in new GSS report

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCyURJlSMAk20MugoIhwp0ssdqhQzxJPLCSvevbFpU_XU-IfC_2QmUD0Lrki8vT_vZK5vXjO9aNdJAimSjvO4GHzMZxz4el-oaBHqC_vncz1DP7-mxfZ1W0DwyF1oYF15EICEBQb6C589iVmgaVBcrUwDW7uU0_oEdP61V-DaMgkroSjFdNgNGLYOj8g/s759/1682413498567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="759" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCyURJlSMAk20MugoIhwp0ssdqhQzxJPLCSvevbFpU_XU-IfC_2QmUD0Lrki8vT_vZK5vXjO9aNdJAimSjvO4GHzMZxz4el-oaBHqC_vncz1DP7-mxfZ1W0DwyF1oYF15EICEBQb6C589iVmgaVBcrUwDW7uU0_oEdP61V-DaMgkroSjFdNgNGLYOj8g/s16000/1682413498567.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wa, (UW/R), Nov. 22, GNA – The Governance Series Wave 2, a new survey report by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), has revealed a high citizen demand for infrastructure development and quality service delivery</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It revealed that 52.6 per cent of the participants expected infrastructure development and quality service within the next six months, while 25.9 per cent expected economic stability, job creation and business support</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Others were good governance and accountability, nine per cent; environmental protection and sanitation, 5.3 per cent; safety, security and law enforcement, 6.2 per cent; while social welfare and support for the vulnerable was 0.3</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr John Gambo, the Upper West Regional Statistician, presented the survey findings at a stakeholder engagement in Wa to mark the 2025 African Statistics Day</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The engagement was to, among other things, enable stakeholders share experiences, best practices, and lessons in leveraging innovation to improve data quality, timeliness, and relevance.</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The survey compared two survey findings – Wave 1 (first survey conducted in 2024) and Wave 2 (second survey conducted in 2025)</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It sampled 15,400 selected households from the 2021 population and Housing Census (PHC), with 7,248 and 5,640 interviews completed in Wave 1 and 2, respectively.</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">On payment of bribes, the report indicated that 14.3 per cent of the respondents in Wave 2 said they gave gifts to public officials compared to 18.4 per cent in Wave 1</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The gifts given included: favours, money, valuables, land or other goods, and food, drinks and animals, with money being the highest – 85.2 per cent in Wave 1 and 72.1 per cent in Wave 2</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The data also showed that some of the gifts were requested by the public official while others were unsolicited</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The survey recommended increased citizen engagement at all levels to align policies with people’s priorities</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It called for measures to protect persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, who were most exposed to informal payments, through the introduction of priority service lanes and accessibility protocols.</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The survey also stressed the need to institute clear rules on gifts and conflict of interest for public officers, among others</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The African Statistics Day was established in 1990 by the Conference of African Ministers for Planning and Economic Development, under the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It was to raise awareness about the importance of statistics in economic and social development, and promote the use and improvement of reliable statistical systems across African nations.</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This year’s commemoration was on the theme: “Leveraging innovations in data and statistics to promote a just, peaceful, inclusive and prosperous society for Africans”</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr Gambo emphasised the importance of informed policy-making and evidence-based planning through high-quality data in addressing citizens’ needs</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He explained that the theme “challenges us to think bigger, to be more creative, and to deepen our commitment to equity and progress”</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr Salifu Issifu Kanton, the Executive Director, Community Development Alliance, encouraged communities to desist from giving gifts in appreciation of services provided</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He indicated that some community leaders gave animals and other items to public and private officials for service provided, but said those services were not privileges</div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Philip Tengzu</div></blockquote></blockquote>

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Thirty Days Before AFCON, Morocco Establishes Itself as Driving Force in African Football (TV5)

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULeSZ-O67XUmgWf5-BKwGHmJPHxu0hMuNpL97FMFyckBZ6aqZxotCKMU_R5rRfnvQP4OhSEJvOlXagokwtwwQtEbDRYdTXSuQLXxWmuDPS007JEzfi7917ngU2ulqPqDgp9MTBXTwLsVhYaVdYimCJgG9NjSJT1vJ4e9rX5PTwIdKGY4ssDAevwuXLQ/s1320/Morocco.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULeSZ-O67XUmgWf5-BKwGHmJPHxu0hMuNpL97FMFyckBZ6aqZxotCKMU_R5rRfnvQP4OhSEJvOlXagokwtwwQtEbDRYdTXSuQLXxWmuDPS007JEzfi7917ngU2ulqPqDgp9MTBXTwLsVhYaVdYimCJgG9NjSJT1vJ4e9rX5PTwIdKGY4ssDAevwuXLQ/s16000/Morocco.png" /></a></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 21px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Morocco, host country of the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations, is establishing itself as a driving force in African football, supported by world-class training policies and infrastructure, according to TV5</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 21px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">In a program titled « Morocco: 30 Days Before AFCON », the French media outlet highlights that « the Kingdom is already the locomotive of Africa in terms of infrastructure, with many African teams playing or holding training camps there. »</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 21px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">The rise of Moroccan football is « the result of local training policies, but also the scouting of young dual nationals to build cohesive groups of players, » notes the channel’s sports consultant, Hervé Kouamou</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 21px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">According to him, Morocco is among the countries on the continent that have succeeded best in this area, noting that the U20 national team crowned world champions in Chile is a mix of locally trained players and talents identified abroad</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 21px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Pointing out that Rabat has chosen sport as a tool of soft power, Kouamou said it is « a way of communicating with the world and with Africa through sports. » Undoubtedly, he added, the policy of hosting major events is bearing fruit, as the Kingdom is also preparing to co-host the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 21px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">For this edition of AFCON (December 21-January 18), TV5 notes that it will be the first time six cities will host the 24 teams, divided into six groups, across nine stadiums that have been fully renovated or entirely rebuilt, such as the Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #484848; font-family: "Exo 2.0", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 21px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Kouamou added that AFCON, which will coincide with the end-of-year festivities, will take on the dimension of a major sporting and celebratory event</p></blockquote></blockquote>

Thirty Days Before AFCON, Morocco Establishes Itself as Driving Force in African Football (TV5)

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الفرس "أغادور" يتوّج بالجائزة الكبرى لصاحب الجلالة الملك محمد السادس للخيول الإنجليزية الأصيلة في الملتقى الدولي للمغرب 2025

<p dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvh7pHaG6ouHpBZ8MAaguQlbBzWeyQ0ZucejwE5vvbWx-1kzdn2oB_HpPxIpIf-wi0gJUXaYs0E9XM5xQxkdnO11qTLc4au2UZXx5TXWVAxxeEzDRwmGD3yF8RpFyB4ZvwJtuApQVXpIZiMxYPEkIbd0wRezVX122QQsTE7JgCBiLUzSIhKzx2a5huw/s950/fdration-royale-marocaine-des-sports-equestres-1665942388.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="950" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvh7pHaG6ouHpBZ8MAaguQlbBzWeyQ0ZucejwE5vvbWx-1kzdn2oB_HpPxIpIf-wi0gJUXaYs0E9XM5xQxkdnO11qTLc4au2UZXx5TXWVAxxeEzDRwmGD3yF8RpFyB4ZvwJtuApQVXpIZiMxYPEkIbd0wRezVX122QQsTE7JgCBiLUzSIhKzx2a5huw/s16000/fdration-royale-marocaine-des-sports-equestres-1665942388.jpg" /></a></div><p data-end="755" data-start="372" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">شهدت حلبة الدار البيضاء أنفا يوم السبت 22 نونبر 2025، واحدة من أبرز اللحظات في عالم سباقات الخيول، حيث توّج الفرس "أغادور" رفقة الفارس غيوم جيدج-جاي بالجائزة الكبرى لصاحب الجلالة الملك محمد السادس للخيول الإنجليزية الأصيلة. هذا الإنجاز المميز يعكس المستوى الرفيع الذي وصل إليه الملتقى الدولي للمغرب 2025 في سباقات الخيول، ويُبرز مكانة المغرب كوجهة عالمية لتنظيم هذه المنافسات الكبرى.</span></p><p data-end="755" data-start="372" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">فعاليات اليوم الأول للملتقى الدولي للمغرب 2025</span></i></b></p> <h3 data-end="891" data-start="813" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">الجائزة الكبرى لصاحب الجلالة الملك محمد السادس للخيول الإنجليزية الأصيلة</span></h3> <p data-end="1184" data-start="892" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">شهد سباق الجائزة الكبرى لمسافة 2400 متر منافسة شديدة بين نخبة من الخيول والفُرسان المميزين. وتمكّن الفرس "أغادور" من تحقيق المركز الأول بعد أداء مميز يُظهر التدريب والجهد الكبيرين. ورافقه الفارس غيوم جيدج-جاي الذي أعرب عن سعادته الكبيرة بهذا التتويج، مشيدًا بالمنافسة القوية ومستوى المشاركين.</span></p> <p data-end="1312" data-start="1186" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">في المركز الثاني جاء الفرس "شيلبي" مع الفارس أليخاندرو غوتيريز، فيما احتل الفرس "مارفيسا" رفقة الفارس خالد جبلو المركز الثالث.</span></p> <h3 data-end="1366" data-start="1314" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>جائزة البحر الأبيض المتوسط ومسابقات أخرى بارزة</i></span></h3> <p data-end="1569" data-start="1367" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">تنوعت السباقات في اليوم الأول، وشملت جائزة البحر الأبيض المتوسط لمسافة 1900 متر التي فاز بها الفرس "جوناس تو ياس" مع الفارس عبد الإله الغراس، تلاه "إندوجا فال" و"مانفلو فال" في المراكز الثانية والثالثة.</span></p> <p data-end="1735" data-start="1571" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">في جائزة "جان بيير لافوريست" (1750 متر)، حصد الفرس "أماندا زيمور" رفقة الفارس أمين موغات المركز الأول، بينما احتل "زاك سلوان" و"ليزا جرين" المراكز الثانية والثالثة.</span></p> <p data-end="1885" data-start="1737" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">وفي سباق FEGENTRI لمسافة 1300 متر، كان الفوز من نصيب "ليونز هارت زد آر" مع سارة هوركاجادا، وجاء في المركزين الثاني والثالث "إنماري فال" و"نيفرتيتي".</span></p> <h3 data-end="1925" data-start="1887" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>الجوائز الكبرى للمربين والمالكين</i></span></h3> <p data-end="2068" data-start="1926" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">شهد سباق الجائزة الكبرى للمربين (1750 متر) فوز الفرس "إنساندي" برفقة زهير مديحي، بينما جاءت "ليدي صحارى" و"أيفلس" في المراكز الثانية والثالثة.</span></p> <p data-end="2201" data-start="2070" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">أما جائزة المالكين (1900 متر) فكانت من نصيب "ميليتاو" مع عبد الرحيم فضول، تلاها "كاميو فلاي" و"أو ميغو" في المركزين الثاني والثالث.</span></p> <h2 data-end="2259" data-start="2208" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>أهمية الملتقى ودور الشركة الملكية لتشجيع الفرس</i></span></h2> <p data-end="2602" data-start="2261" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">أكد المدير العام للشركة الملكية لتشجيع الفرس، عمر الصقلي، أن الجائزة الكبرى لصاحب الجلالة الملك محمد السادس تمثل الحدث الأبرز في اليوم الأول للملتقى، معبرًا عن فخره بالمستوى الرفيع الذي وصلت إليه سباقات الخيول بالمغرب. وأوضح أن هذه التظاهرة تعكس مكانة المغرب كمنظم عالمي لرياضة الفروسية، وأن الشركة ملتزمة بتطوير القطاع وتعزيز إشعاعه دوليًا.</span></p> <h2 data-end="2641" data-start="2609" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>آراء الفُرسان حول المنافسات</i></span></h2> <p data-end="2891" data-start="2643" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">عبر الفارس غيوم جيدج-جاي عن فرحته الكبيرة بتتويجه مع الفرس "أغادور"، مؤكدًا أن الأداء الرائع للفرس كان مفتاح الفوز. وأضاف أن المنافسة كانت شديدة والإثارة عالية، خاصة وأن الفارق بينه وبين الفرس الثاني كان ضيقًا، مما أضفى على الفوز قيمة معنوية كبيرة.</span></p> <h2 data-end="2969" data-start="2898" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>برنامج الملتقى: استمرارية المنافسات وسباقات الخيول العربية الأصيلة</i></span></h2> <p data-end="3149" data-start="2971" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">يضم الملتقى الدولي للمغرب 2025 برنامجًا غنيًا يتضمن 14 سباقًا، منها 8 سباقات دولية، حيث تستمر المنافسات يوم الأحد 23 نونبر 2025 مخصصة للخيول العربية الأصيلة، مع سباقات كبرى تشمل:</span></p> <ul data-end="3340" data-start="3151"> <li data-end="3224" data-start="3151"> <p data-end="3224" data-start="3153" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">الجائزة الكبرى لصاحب الجلالة الملك محمد السادس للخيول العربية الأصيلة</span></p> </li> <li data-end="3284" data-start="3225"> <p data-end="3284" data-start="3227" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">الجائزة الكبرى لصاحب السمو الملكي ولي العهد مولاي الحسن</span></p> </li> <li data-end="3340" data-start="3285"> <p data-end="3340" data-start="3287" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">الجائزة الكبرى لصاحب السمو الملكي الأمير مولاي رشيد</span></p> </li> </ul> <h2 data-end="3358" data-start="3347" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">يُعد الملتقى الدولي للمغرب 2025 لسباقات الخيول حدثًا رياضيًا استثنائيًا يعكس روح المنافسة والاحتراف في عالم الفروسية. فوز الفرس "أغادور" بالجائزة الكبرى لصاحب الجلالة الملك محمد السادس يعزز مكانة المغرب على خارطة السباقات الدولية، ويدعو عشاق الفروسية لمتابعة فعاليات الملتقى والاحتفاء بهذه الرياضة العريقة التي تجمع بين الحماس والتقاليد والفخامة. </span></h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>

الفرس "أغادور" يتوّج بالجائزة الكبرى لصاحب الجلالة الملك محمد السادس للخيول الإنجليزية الأصيلة في الملتقى الدولي للمغرب 2025

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