CEPA boss urges GSS to clear itself of political bias

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has been challenged to reconcile its figures with the realities on the ground.
The Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA), Dr. Joe Abbey said the seeming doubt about the services’ independence from political influence will be cleared if it explains to Ghanaians how its figures reflect the real situation. 
Dr. Abbey was commenting on the lecture by the NPP running mate Dr. Bawumia, which cast doubts over the figures on the economy put out by the statistical service.
He said: “It is now up to the Statistical Service to accept that there are registration challenges and they cannot be silent over the questions that have been raised.” 
He added that the interpretation of data should be left to the Statistical Service and not politicians who are likely to skew it.

The Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA) is as an independent, non-governmental think- tank, which provides rigorous analysis and perspectives on economic policy issues of Ghana and the developing world. CEPA's mandate to promote a non-partisan informed debate on key policy issues on the economy of Ghana with emphasis on macroeconomics growth and poverty alleviation issues. Specifically its research deals with fiscal and monetary policy; debt management, trade policy; industrial policy; the social sectors, agricultural policy and to propose feasible policy alternatives in these areas. The Centre holds seminars and workshops to share its findings with Ghanaian, African and international institutions and organisations.