We Want Democracy, We Just Don’t Like How It Is Working
In the wake of the coup in Niger, Prof. Carlos García Rivero wrote the following in an article which appeared in The Conversation (an online independent news organization), “from the 1960s to the end of the millennium, there were an average of four military coups a year on the continent. By the end of the […]
Surcharge and disallow to curb the perennial loss of limited financial resources – Citizens’ Coalition to Auditor-General
The Coalition for Democratic and Accountable Governance (Citizens’ Coalition) has petitioned the Auditor-General, Mr. Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, to surcharge all persons and institutions implicated in the Auditor-General’s Report on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for 2019, 2020, and 2021. In a petition submitted to the Auditor-General after hours of picketing within the enclave of the […]
From Passive to Active Residents: Reflections from Visits to Border Communities in Ghana
Introduction Occasionally, I get my boots dirty by stepping out of the office to work in other parts of the country, often in remote and rural areas. This time around, I visited several border communities and border posts in the Volta and Oti regions of Ghana to participate in community sensitization forums and radio programs […]
Citizens Speak Series: Strengthening Social Accountability Systems for Improved Service Delivery
The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), in collaboration with the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), is facilitating social accountability engagements between local government officials and citizens. The engagements dubbed the ‘Citizens Speak Series’ under the theme: “Strengthening Social Accountability Systems for Improved Service […]
