The Rising Cost of Politics in Ghana: Are the Revelations from the NPP Flagbearer Race Worth Reflecting on, or It’s Politicking as Usual?
On Saturday, November 4, 2023, New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates will be going to the polls to elect a flagbearer for the 2024 general elections. Many have analyzed the NPP candidates’ dynamics and chances. This blog, however, focuses on the interesting and sometimes wild revelations about vote buying and monetization of the process that have […]
Data for Governance Alliance confronts unconstitutional changes of government, calls for efforts to sustain democracy
The Afrobarometer-led EU project, Data For Governance Alliance (D4GA) held its second stakeholder convening in Accra to discuss democracy, governance, and human rights with West African civil society organizations and the African Union organs. The participants tackled unconstitutional change of government confronting Africa and proposed solutions. Participants also were given hands-on training on how to […]
Democracy’s Difficult Days
Democracy for a long time, I feel, did not have to make an argument for why it held legitimacy over other forms of government. By default, it was adjudged the best form of government. It appeared to enjoy moral superiority over the others. The names used to describe other forms of government were a clear […]
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 […]
CDD-Ghana has not conducted polls on NPP parliamentary aspirants in Okaikwei North Constituency
CDD-Ghana has seen a message showing poll results for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirants for Okaikwei North Constituency and disassociates itself from this misinformation. [embeddoc url=”https://cddgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Statement-on-Okaikwei-survey-purpoted-to-have-been-conducted-by-CDD-Ghana-.pdf”]
The Mid-Year Budget Review – A Boost For Cocoa Farmers
The Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review of the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government of Ghana was presented to Parliament on July 31, 2023. As part of the presentation, the Honorable Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, provided an update on one of the required structural reforms of the current International Monetary Fund (IMF) […]
Democracy Capture in Africa (Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria)
Democracy Capture refers to the way in which interconnected processes of clientelism, neo-patrimonialism, the personalization of politics and state capture impact on the democratic process – and highlights how the image of democracy is used to legitimate this process. On this understanding, a country can be said to have experienced Democracy Capture when: The political […]
Can a central bank make a loss?
The Bank of Ghana made a loss of GH¢60.81 billion in 2022. It recorded a profit of GH¢1.23 billion in the 2021. Some people have wondered whether the central bank was a profit-seeking business like a commercial bank. Others have wondered how the central bank, with the power to print money, can make a loss. The power to print […]
Parliament’s Review Of Its Standing Orders
A report of the Standing Orders Committee on the review of the standing orders of parliament was finalized on June 23, 2023. It covers a total of forty-one subject areas and proposes major changes to the way parliament plans to conduct business going forward. The proposed changes are bold and impressive. If adopted and implemented […]
The IMF Bailout And Ghana COCOBOD
In May, the International Monetary Fund made public the full report on Ghana’s request for a bailout. I wrote back then, highlighting aspects of the report and the challenges ahead for the government. I revisit the concerns raised about the operations of COCOBOD and the demand for reforms. This is what the report said, “Ghana’s […]
