SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE UPPER EAST REGION, GHANA: A CASE STUDY OF GARU-TEMPANE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

This study seeks to find out the impact of the District Assembly Common Fund on the socio-economic welfare of the people in Ghana with particular reference to the Garu-Tempane District as my focal point. Questionnaires, which were our main tool of gathering primary data, were administered to a total of one hundred and fifty respondents selected from communities within the nine area councils in the Garu-Tempane District. Descriptive statistics, SPSS, Microsoft Excel were used to analyse data collected from the field. The analysis of data collected revealed that a large percentage of the local population were aware of the existence of District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) but are unaware of the uses of the DACF and thus are unable to derive the desired impact. Also, it was gathered that the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) do not meets the needs of the local population through the implementation of developmental projects particularly the provision of educational facilities, health centres, security, agriculture and employment. There is therefore the need for community sensitization about the DACF and its purposes. Also, more developmental projects should be undertaken in the communities to meet the basic needs of the growing population