In a winner-takes-all electoral context where winners monopolize control over the entire executive arm of the state at both local and national level, various social groups have been
marginalized in democratic and local governance. This was one of the principal reasons why various stakeholders including Chiefs, women, youth and minority groups vehemently opposed the first effort to amend Article 55(3) in 2019
Currently, the Chiefs are only to be consulted in the appointment of 30 percent of government representatives in the assemblies. Chiefs are particularly aggrieved that even in local governance, they have been sidelined inspite of the pivotal role they play in traditional society. Similarly, women who constitute just over half of the Ghanaian population also continue to experience heavy underrepresentation at every level of government.
