The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has revealed that education, employment, and healthcare are the top concerns for voters ahead of the 2024 elections.

This was highlighted in the commission’s latest report, which captures the sentiments of citizens across the country.

According to the report, a significant number of voters are focused on the state of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy.

The findings indicate that many are calling for improvements in the implementation of the policy to address existing challenges.

In addition, the younger population has expressed growing concerns about the lack of employment opportunities in the country.

During the launch of the report, NCCE’s Director of Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation, Dr Henrietta Sarpong, emphasised the importance of these issues.

She noted that the concerns voters raised reflect the areas where they expect substantial changes from political leaders. Education, in particular, has consistently remained a priority for citizens.

Dr Sarpong also pointed out that healthcare remains a critical concern, with many citizens highlighting the need for better access to quality health services.

She urged policymakers to take these concerns seriously and implement strategies that address the public’s dissatisfaction in these sectors.

Dr Sarpong stressed that the persistence of these concerns is worrying, as they show the electorate’s desire for improved policies and services.

“The top five ranked issues were education, employment, health, roads and infrastructure and issues related to the economy. Those were the top five, the others were the middle, and then we have sports and climate change."

“There’s a lot of talk on climate change and most of you will attest to the fact that Ghanaians are not too cool in terms of climate change and ICT."

“Across regions, we have four regions having the same picture as the national as in the issues that are of concern to Ashanti, Central, Savannah. The others have issues which were different from the top five.

"Across the issue of Gender, the top five issues we see in this graph are the fact that for education, employment, and health, women and females are more concerned about addressing these issues."

“When it comes to roads and infrastructure, the men are keen on that. When it comes to the economy, and inflation among others, we have more females than males. Then we also try to compare across age groups and we find those within the 20-39 age group."