The Democratic Quality of Primaries in Ghana: A Look at the 2020 NPP Internal Party Elections
In Ghana, political party primaries are not only a democratic imperative but also a constitutional requirement. However, no laws regulate the conduct of political party primaries in Ghana. Even the involvement of the national election management body, the Electoral Commission (EC), is limited to the counting and declaration of votes. This paper shares insights on […]
Democracy Watch Vol. 7 No. 1: The enigmatic 2006 ministerial reshuffle
There is, of course, no hard and fast rule as to when it might be best to reshuffle the President’s ministerial team. As with the decision to appoint or sack a particular minister, the timing and scale of such reshuffles is entirely the prerogative of the President, at whose sole pleasure all ministers serve. Still, […]