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 […]
Case Brief: Supreme Court affirms law requiring taxpayers to pay 30% of the tax before seeking redress
The Supreme Court has affirmed the law requiring tax objectors to pay 30% of tax assessment to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) before seeking redress. In three separate cases the Supreme Court was invited to determine the constitutionality or otherwise of section 42(5)(b) of the Revenue Administration Act, 2016 (Act 915) (“Act 915”), as amended […]
Citizens’ Coalition End of Year Report_2022
This report captures in brief the Citizens’ Coalition’s activities in pursuit of its objectives and overall progress made over the past six (6) months, since the official launch in July 2022.
Our attitudes about women running for elected office
The Afrobarometer Survey has over the years captured Ghanaian attitudes about certain gender norms. Over five rounds (2005, 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2022), Ghanaians were asked the extent to which they agreed or disagreed with the following statement – Statement 1: Men make better political leaders than women, and should be elected rather than women. […]
Reflections on Nigeria’s Elections: Threats, potential outcomes and relevance to democracy in West Africa
The upcoming presidential election in Nigeria has generated huge interest and enthusiasm within the sub-region. The election has been described as the most competitive since returning to multi-party democracy in 1999. This paper reflects on the prevailing context barely one month into the election. It discusses the relevance of the election to the sub-region, major […]
Election 2024 – The Primaries
The announcement of the timetable for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries, tells us that Election 2024 season is formally opened. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is yet to come out with its timetable, but I do anticipate it will be sometime soon. The NPP Field Five names have emerged so far – officially or […]
Proposals for Reducing the Size and Cost of Running Government
Every other sector of the economy has had to incur substantive inconvenience or financial loss in efforts to return the sovereign debts to sustainable levels. Every other sector of the economy, except government itself. Against this backdrop, this paper reiterates some of the measures that have been proposed to reduce government spending and examines them […]
