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A political scientist and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Professor Michael Kpessa-Whyte, has suggested that those intending to contest Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections should undergo psychological clinical assessments before being allowed to run for public office.
Professor Kpessa-Whyte, also a former National Service Scheme Director, explained on Adom FM Tuesday morning that if this step is not taken seriously, the nation might one day witness a mad man assuming office as President.
He further suggested that the psychological assessment of competing candidates should be part of the constitutional review process.
“Ghana must consider designing a democratic temperament test as well as sanity evaluations for any citizen who offers himself to be elected as president. Our recent experience shows that even a clown could easily become president under the existing order,” Prof. Kpessa-Whyte suggested.
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