Akufo-Addo calls for increased voter participation to broaden democracy

The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party Nana Akufo-Addo has called for increased participation in the election of presidents in democratic governments in Africa.

He made this call when he took part in a debate organized by the BBC to mark the 750 th anniversary of the first Westminster Parliament and 800 years since the sealing of Magna Carta.

Both events played very significant roles in the development of parliamentary democracy under the rule of law in Britain and elsewhere, including Ghana.

Contributing to the discussion which included Nigerian businessman Jason Njoku and Libyan activist Ayat Mneina, Nana Akufo-Addo said the process must be broadened to involve the smaller parties to also have a say in the nation's development.

He, therefore, called for the mobilization of the populace to ensure that the institution of democracy works.

“Process for redressing the balance is what should concern us. How can we get more and more people involved in the process and would be able to say no this particular balance should not be this way but it should be that way.

“Little by little some of these matters would be resolved.”