33 Years On: Has Ghana’s democracy truly improved our lives?

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  • Felicity Amponsah 1 week ago

    Good afternoon, Serwaa,

    What a beautifully written and thought-provoking article. Now that you have acquired knowledge, skills, and expertise in both broadcasting communication and the judicial platform, you are uniquely p ...
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  • Test2 1 week ago

    100% RIGHT
    IT SEEMS GHANAIANS HAVE BECOME SLAVES TO THE CORRUPT GREEDY LYING SATANIC POLITICIANS
    IT SEEMS MANY POOR GHANAIANS ARE ILLETRATES AND HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY THE WICKED CORRUPT POLITICIANS
    GHANA HAS BEC ...
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  • TRUTH 6 days ago

    Anyone who lived through the days before this would know at least there was peace of mind and less greed in the system. There were jobs people did not even want like the police service.

    Well, I still wish we get our act t ...
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  • Nsia 6 days ago

    Much as I loved your insightful piece, I would like you to put in a right of information request to the Minister of Interior to give us raw data of how many Nigerians are living in Ghana. After all, it is his responsibility ...
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  • Od 6 days ago

    The thousands of illegal immigrants who have flooded the system are a major cause of our problems. Everyone should go back and solve the problems of their countries of origin

  • Nsia 5 days ago

    @Od, trouble is: none of our fanciful journalists ever puts the Minister of Interior into the hot seat by asking him tough questions about hordes of Nigerians living in Ghana. Do we owe Nigetians a living or what?
    Per UN pre ...
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  • Francis 3 days ago

    Well written. The answer to your question is a big no. Democracy has failed tremendously in Ghana. Ghana/Africa lack the structures/institutions for a vibrant democracy to flourish. Recycling government every 4 years is not e ...
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  • Asem 3 days ago

    It exposes a lack of knowledge to use the word "democracy" in isolation of an adjective or prefix such as Western, socialist, neoliberal etc.

    The absence of any such label implies the surreptitious intention to mislead in ...
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  • Asem 3 days ago

    @ Serwah Amihere

    Your article reveals signs of the more intelligent and newly awakened African intellectual. Keep it up. We desperately need that kind of salvation.

    I however reluctantly wish to add that since you are a ...
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