Akwasi Oppong-Fosu urge citizens to be forthright to ensure 'Ghana We Want'
Former Minister of Local Government and Member of Parliament, Mr Akwasi Opong-Fosu, has decried the decline of Ghana's democracy.
In a speech delivered on 30th September 2023 in London at a conference under the theme "Rethinking Leadership and Governance for Ghana We Want," he identified factors that have led to the democratic crisis Ghana is experiencing today.
He drew particular attention to leadership failures and governance dysfunction at various levels of government.
He warns that citizens thinking that events happening in neighbouring countries cannot happen in Ghana are illusional.
According to him, the situation calls for forthrightness in national conversations, emphasizing the need for changing mindsets and speaking the truth to those in power.
He noted that the 'Ghana we want' is spelt out in the Directive Principles of State Policy. "But because those principles are not being followed, there is an upsurge in citizens wanting to be heard."
The various public agitations currently going on in Ghana, in his view, strongly point to the disappointment of Ghanaians with the current government.
Even though he predicted the imminent return of the NDC to power in the 2024 elections, the standards to which Ghanaians measure the National Democratic Congress are higher.
He, therefore, advised that the party lives up to that expectation in order to help reverse the declining fortunes of Ghana's democracy.