Let’s take our politics seriously - Opare Hammond

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• Royal Kwakye 10 years ago

  To corroborate this fine article, I will advance that politics in Ghana is just deviating from the real democratic process in which the checks and balances operate marvelously. The legislative allows the executive to do whate ...
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  To corroborate this fine article, I will advance that politics in Ghana is just deviating from the real democratic process in which the checks and balances operate marvelously. The legislative allows the executive to do whatever it wants especially on financial matters without making any checks as to whether money allocated to realise projects is effectively used or not. They always give a blank cheque to the ministries without asking for any account. In the western countries, whenever money is allocated to a project, a detailed account of every cent used is put on paper to be verified and if the legislative is not convinced of the correct use of the money, those concerned will be immediately arraigned before the courts. Do we go through this painful but necessary procedure in Ghana? I have my serious doubts! Even District Chief Executives consider themselves Lords and above the law. They can initiate ghost projects and spend the money the way they want without any accountability. So the mentality of the powerful X,Y politicians should give way to those who will want to be servants to help their people. This is the direction that our democracy should take otherwise we will continue to wander in the political wilderness. If the President wants to tax anything, he should also be prepared to pay unemployment benifits to those without work as is done in western countries.

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