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19.12.2014 Press Release

Ghanaian Politicians Building Their Political Parties Than The Nation—VODEC

By VODEC Ghana
Ghanaian Politicians Building Their Political Parties Than The Nation—VODEC
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Voice of Developing Communities (VODEC), research has revealed and proven that Political Activist loyalty to their Political Parties in Ghana is leading to the disloyalty of the nation.

Political parties are a central feature of any democracy. They are the vehicles by which citizens come together freely to campaign for public office, express their interests and needs, and define their aspirations for their society.

While there are parties without democracy, there can be no democracy without political parties. Parties in many countries may be flawed, but they are also indispensable in democratic governance.

Competitive campaigns offer voters a meaningful choice among the different contestants for public office, tying elections more effectively to citizens' interests. Election monitoring helps political parties to limit electoral irregularities and to collect the information required to resolve any concerns about the election process through peaceful and legal means.

Parties develop more effective campaign strategies; improve outreach to voters and to strengthen their poll watching efforts. This assistance helps to ensure that elections are not only competitive, but also produce outcomes that can be accepted by all.

But in Ghana, Political Parties develop ideas among their group in order to exert pressure upon the political system instead of helping build the nation, thus, they help place citizens' local concerns in a political context. Citizens may be divided over interests, leaders, or policies; political parties can organize these differences, creating grounds for compromise and helping societies to unite.

In addition, political parties train and nominate political leaders who will assume a role in governing society. Through their efforts to control and influence public policy, political parties play an intermediary role, linking the institutions of government to economic, ethnic, cultural, and religious and other societal groups.

They can rally support behind important legislation, advocate positions that improve the public welfare, and advance citizens' interests. Further, their participation in elections allows citizens to hold them accountable for their policies and actions.

When parties in opposition present themselves as the alternative government, voters may wish to choose, they pressure incumbents to better address the public's interests.

In multi-party systems, and based on the constituencies they represent, political parties often express conflicting viewpoints on public policy. These principled differences of opinion are not only an important part of the democratic process, but the exchanges they generate can also help to create a better understanding of the issues and possible solutions, potentially leading to new insights by putting our nation first.

Signed:

Abroni Thomas

Executive Director

Vodec Ghana

+233547000337

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