DE-MONETIZING ELECTORAL POLITICS, STRENGTHENING ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE: WHICH WAY FORWARD FOR GHANA?
Since the 2004 general elections, Ghana has experienced a rise in monetization of electoral politics. In a 2017 survey, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) found that it cost approximately US$87, 000 or about GHC 500,000 to get elected to Parliament (Asante a...
THE FORMULATION AND RELEVANCE OF POLITICAL PARTIES’ MANIFESTOS IN GHANA: A CASE STUDY OF NPP AND NDC
Manifestos are documents that outline the policies and programs a political party intends to pursue if elected into office. They can be used to depict proposals that a party is advocating for or portrays a party’s stand on a particular issue. As postulated by Bara (20...
DE-MONETIZING ELECTORAL POLITICS, STRENGTHENING ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE: WHICH WAY FORWARD FOR GHANA?
Introduction Ghana’s democracy is touted as a leading example in Africa. Since the inception of the Fourth Republic, the country has successfully organized seven presidential and parliamentary elections and alternated power between the two major political parties wit...
TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR POLITICAL PARTIES ON THE USAGE OF THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC SPACE FOR THE 2020 ELECTIONS
Ghana’s eighth presidential and parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place in December 2020. Under the current COVID-19 conditions, campaigning through large political rallies cannot take place.Political parties and election candidates will now rely extensive...
Are Agenda 2030 (SDGs) and Agenda 2063 (AU) Reflected in The 2016 Manifestoes of The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC)?
A manifesto is an important instrument of communication and campaigning during the periods before and during elections. It is a published declaration of intentions, objectives, or opinions of an organisation or government to garner public support. Manifestoes are key to...
Political Parties and Manifesto Preparation for Election 2020: State of Readiness
There are 24 political parties registered on the books of the Electoral Commission (EC). Only six consistently contest Presidential Elections-New Patriotic Party (NPP), National Democratic Congress (NDC), Convention People Party (CPP), People National Convention (PNC),...