The Deputy Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Amidu Issahaku Chinnia has rationalised the inadvertent inclusion of some 67 projects in the recently launched government performance tracker.
According to him, it is due to human error.
“Apart from God, everybody can make a mistake. This is human error. Some of the people you put in charge of things like this can disappoint you. 67 out of over 10,000 projects should not mean the performance tracker is not credible,” Mr Chinnia said on Key Points, April 13, 2024.
He noted that the portal will ensure accountability on the part of government.
“Everybody can go there and see what the government is doing. It will ensure accountability,” the Deputy Minister said.
On April 10, government launched a performance tracker that provides details of all government projects, their progress and their locations since it came into power.
The launch took place at GIMPA campus. The Minister of Works and Housing Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who presented the tracker stated that “the tracker is a data base to showcase projects by the government”.
During his presentation, the Minister said, “most of the time what people say is that what does government use my taxpayers’ money for? Well, this App will help you find whatever projects the government is using your money for”.
Seventy-Two hours later, the government, through the Information Ministry, admitted and corrected 67 wrong entries on the Performance Tracker platform.
The Information Ministry, in a post on X with the handle (@PerfTrackergh), said those errors were reported by citizens within 48 hours after the launch.
The post also expressed appreciation to the public for their scrutiny and interest in the platform.
“After the successful rollout of the Performance Tracker, the government appreciates the significant interest and scrutiny from citizens.
“This level of engagement reflects the public’s dedication to ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the information presented.
“Within 48 hours of the launch, we have identified 67 entries that were mistakenly included,” the post read.