The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Accra, Charles Palmer Buckle says the practice of winner takes all in Ghanaian politics is an impression that has been given credence, but not captured in the constitution and wonders why ruling governments will not consult the opposition parties for ideas and policies that will move the country forward. He added that, there is a certain mentality that reinforces this trend. “It is egocentric, which moves on to become clannish, to become tribalism, ethnocentric and becomes partisan politics; the same human attitudes that have been allowed into the microcosm of the society”, he said. In a conversation with Dr Charles Wereko Brobby on Tarzan’s Take on Multi TV, the Archbishop reiterated that, “each one of us has something to contribute, therefore there is the need to at least consult if we don’t want to bring others in”. He cited examples in America where President Obama has appointed and consulted members of the Republican Party on policy issues. In her opinion, chairperson of the CPP, Samia Nkrumah, who was also on the programme said the ruling party has the right to appoint and to confer privileges on whomever it intends to, which becomes problematic when certain conditions are missing. “It is not about personalities from a different party, joining the ruling party. What we must focus on are issues”, she mentioned. Samia added that it is feasible for the CPP to accept an invitation to join President Mahama’s administration but without adopting some of the CPP’s principle’s it will be totally useless. She insisted that ideology does matter, and that one can see that some parties like the NDC and CPP have similar ideologies but some modules such as trade liberalization and the new liberal modules being practiced in Ghana and other countries in Africa are not helping with development, hence the need for a radical departure.