This Self-Assessment Checklist enables universities, government departments, local assemblies, NGOs, and civil society organisations to evaluate their governance readiness before engaging GGPA for a governance transformation partnership. The instrument comprises 42 checklist items across seven domains scored Yes, No, or Partial, with a maximum total score of 42 and an 80% threshold per domain indicating readiness for GGPA engagement. Domain 1 Data Availability and Information Readiness (6 items) assesses strategic plan currency, audited financial statements, organisational chart, board minutes, procurement records, and HR register. Domain 2 Transparency and Public Disclosure Readiness (6 items) assesses website governance documents, annual report publication, public financial statement access, disclosure policy, procurement contract publication, and external audit opinion history. Domain 3 Decision-Making Speed and Institutional Agility (6 items) assesses MOU execution speed, liaison officer designation, budget approval authority, staff assignment capacity, emergency decision-making, and delegation of authority matrix. Domain 4 Governance Integrity and Ethics Baseline (6 items) assesses anti-corruption policy, conflict of interest declarations, whistleblower mechanism, staff investigation status, PSEA policy, and corruption allegation history. Domain 5 Stakeholder Engagement and Youth Inclusion Readiness (6 items) assesses stakeholder engagement policy, youth governance representation tracking, youth input mechanisms, civil society consultation, gender-disaggregated data, and beneficiary feedback. Domain 6 SDG and Global Mandate Alignment Readiness (6 items) assesses SDG target identification, programme report SDG references, ECOWAS governance awareness, multilateral review participation, SDG alignment matrix, and staff global governance orientation. Domain 7 Commitment to Transparency The GGPA Fundamental (6 items) assesses leadership willingness to receive unfavourable findings, understanding of GGPA audit independence, staff time commitment, readiness to publish findings, IIGRA Pre-Diagnostic Framework review, and acceptance of evidence-based engagement. Four aggregate readiness ratings are defined: Transformation Ready (36–42), Substantially Ready (28–35), Developing Readiness (18–27), and Foundational Gaps (below 18), each with recommended next steps.
David Sekyi Yirenyi (Wed,) studied this question.