CHAPTER     1   OVERALL  ASSESSMENT  OF  THE  IMPLEMENTATION  PROCESS     1.0   Introduction   The  Third  Annual  Progress  Report  provides  a  comprehensive  assessment  of  the  implementation   of   the   recommendations   in   the   National   Programme   of   Action   for   the   period   January   –   December  2008.     2.0   Institutional  Arrangements   2.1   Following  the  successful  review  of  Ghana,  the  country  maintained  the  Governing  Council   to   oversee   the   monitoring   and   evaluation   of   the   implementation   of   the   National   Programme  of  Action.     2.2   To  deepen  civil  society  participation  and  promote  ownership  of  the  APRM  process,  the   Governing  Council  is  establishing  District  Oversight  Committees  (DOCs)  at  the  local  level.   To   date   116   DOCs   have   been   established   in   9   out   of   the   10   regions.   Ordinary   citizens   become  the  drivers  and  owners  of  the  APRM  process  through  the  DOCs.     Region   Upper  East   Upper  West   Northern   Brong  Ahafo   Number  of  Districts   9   9   20   22   16     Number  of  DOCs  inaugurated   0   9   16   22