Audio By Carbonatix
A former Local Government Minister in the Kufour administration is reiterating calls to make district assembly election openly partisan.
Kwadwo Adjei Darko says political interests have always tainted the process, a situation that makes the supposed non-partisan system a mirage.
The Local Government Act and sections of the PNDC Law on local governance frown on partisan nature of the election.
Mr. Adjei Darko however insists politicians have thrown the regulations ‘to the dogs’, which he believes is negatively affecting development at the local level.
Speaking on Nhyira Fm’s Kroyi mu nsem programme in Kumasi, he emphasized the spirit of establishing the Local Governance System has been misinterpreted by successive governments.
Mr. Adjei Darko’s colleague former Minister under Professor Mills’ government, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, thinks otherwise.
He is of the view changing the current status-quo will be a recipe for disaster to the country’s infant democracy.
Latest Stories
-
Star Dancers crowned winners of Season II of Kumawood TV Star Kids Show
5 hours -
Amad Diallo gives AFCON holders Ivory Coast win over Mozambique
5 hours -
UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas
5 hours -
BP sells stake in motor oil arm Castrol for $6bn
5 hours -
GPL 2025/26: Asante Kotoko beat Eleven Wonders to go third
7 hours -
Algerian law declares France’s colonisation a crime
8 hours -
Soldiers remove rival Mamprusi Chief Seidu Abagre from Bawku following Otumfuo mediation
8 hours -
Analysis: How GoldBod’s operations led to a $214 million loss at the BoG
8 hours -
Why Extending Ghana’s Presidential Term from Four to Five Years Is Not in the Interest of Ghanaians
8 hours -
Young sanitation diplomat urges children to lead cleanliness drive
8 hours -
Energy sector shortfall persists; to balloon to US$1.10bn in 2026 – IMF
8 hours -
Gov’t secures $30m Chinese grant for new university of science and technology in Damongo
9 hours -
Education Minister commends St. Peter’s SHS for exiting double-track, pledges infrastructure support
9 hours -
ECG to be privatised – IMF reveals in Staff Report
9 hours -
Accra Unbuntu Lions Club impacts 500,000 Ghanaians in 5 years of social service
9 hours