By Caleb Kuleke
Ho, Sept. 25, GNA- Mr James Gunu, the Volta Regional Minister, has emerged as the highest-rated Regional Minister in the country, according to the latest September 2026 Global Info Analytics poll.
The comprehensive survey focused on evaluating how effectively regional leadership has driven community development and structural progress.
It also highlights public perception and approval of governance strategies aimed at enhancing regional transformation across Ghana.
Conducted between September 1 and September 22, 2026, the performance assessment survey saw Mr Gunu score an impressive 77 per cent approval rating among the 8,951 Ghanaians aged 16 and above who were interviewed.
This recognition reflects Mr Gunu’s continued commitment to regional transformation, infrastructure expansion, and collaborative governance.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency, Mr Gunu noted that the recognition served as both a profound motivation and a significant challenge.
He explained that it was motivating because his hard work had been formally acknowledged, yet challenging because it demanded that he do even more to drive development across the Volta Region.
The Minister emphasised that the honour would guide his efforts as he continued to pursue his three-point development agenda for the region.
In a spirit of humility, he dedicated recognition to the chiefs and people of the Volta Region, while calling for their continued collaboration to accelerate progress and growth.
The primary objective of the survey was to analyse the contributions and overall impact of regional ministers in accelerating development within their respective jurisdictions.
Following Mr Gunu, the Regional Ministers of Western and Northern regions secured the second and third spots, with approval ratings of 72 per cent and 70 per cent, respectively.
According to the report, eight out of the sixteen regional ministers received performance ratings above 50 per cent.
Conversely, the Western North Region was recorded as the lowest-performing region, with its Minister scoring 33 per cent.
In a related development, The Oti Regional Minister, Mr John Kwadwo Gyapong, has recorded a 66 per cent in public rating placing fifth among Ghana’s 16 regions in the poll’s assessment of public perception of the performance of Regional Ministers in a report by GNA’s Kingsley Mamore.
The 66 per cent rating is eight percentage points above the reported national average of 58 per cent.
The survey assessed respondents’ perceptions of the performance of their respective Regional Ministers, with responses categorised as “Excellent,” “Very Good/Good,” “Average,” “Poor/Very Poor,” and “No Opinion.”
The result places Oti among the five highest-rated regions in the particular assessment and provides an indication of how respondents perceive the performance of the Regional Minister.
GNA
Edited by: Maxwell Awumah/Kenneth Odeng Adade