Ashaiman: Don’t embolden military lawlessness with endorsement – CDD-Ghana to Government
https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Ashaiman-Don-t-embolden-military-lawlessness-with-endorsement-CDD-Ghana-to-Government-1731683
CDD-Ghana Condemns the Brutal Force Used in Military Swoop at Ashaiman
The Executive branch must also be advised that failing to condemn and sanction the military officers implicated in this barbaric episode is a slippery slope toward a generalized state of lawlessness and anarchy. The government’s tacit endorsement of this incident only goes to embolden military officers to take matters into their own hands whenever they […]
The NDC-NPP Duopoly In Ghana’s Multiparty Democracy
The results of our elections – both presidential and parliamentary, reflects sentiments Ghanaians have expressed about political party preference and voting intentions in the Afrobarometer survey. When asked “which particular political party do you feel close to?”, an overwhelming majority (over 90%) of those who indicate a preference consistently choose the NDC and the NPP. […]
EC’s Proposed Draft CI on the Registration of Voters: Don’t Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater
Making the Ghana Card the sole identity document for registration of voters, when acquiring the card still presents significant challenges for large numbers of Ghanaians, or designating registration centers that may be too far removed for certain populations of citizens, arguably infringes on their right to be registered and to vote. The Center raises additional […]
Assessing Community Sensitivity to Cross-Border Security in Ghana
Strengthening the integrity of Ghana’s borders is essential for the welfare of the nation and its people. National efforts to prevent illegal cross-border activities, including illicit goods, persons and activities require full involvement of all Ghanaians, especially those living in border areas. This has become even more important considering the regional insecurity posed by terrorist […]
Nigeria 2023 Elections: WAEON Exchange Learning with Yiaga Africa
The West Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON) has deployed a four-member technical team from WAEON’s secretariat, CDD-Ghana, to Nigeria for an election exchange learning mission with the Abuja-based Yiaga Africa ahead of the country’s upcoming presidential and national assembly elections scheduled for February 25, 2023. This forms part of the project titled, “Strengthening Election Observation […]
Madam Sophia Akuffo and the Cost of Active Citizenship
Three weeks ago, I wrote about the call to be active and engaged citizens. I recognized the importance of active and engaged citizenship, but pointed out that we often overlook an important dimension of that call –the cost to the citizen. In my conclusion, I made the following point – “The state must demonstrate through […]
Act on Auditor-General’s report: CDD-Ghana to Attorney-General
https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/act-on-auditor-general-s-report-cdd-ghana-to-attorney-general.html
…Attorney-General reacts to CDD-Ghana
https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/attorney-general-reacts-to-cdd-ghana.html
The Akuffo Addo Government must cease its continuous assault on the Office of the Auditor-General
The Attorney General takes issue with the publication on the official website of the Auditor-General of the report of a special audit of the government of Ghana’s COVID-19 expenditures covering the period March 2020 to June 2022. The Attorney-General is of the opinion that publication of the COVID-19 expenditures audit report by the Auditor-General is […]
