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In a recent Constitution Day public lecture organised by the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) and One Ghana Movement, a former Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, recommended that the Council of State issues periodic reports on the advice it provides to institutions.
Addressing the audience at the Constitution Day public lecture themed Reflections on our democracy:.
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Former Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan has underscored the detrimental impact of vote-buying and vote-selling on Ghana s democracy.
According to him, these practices compromise the electorate s ability to holding elected leaders accountable through elections.
Dr Afari-Gyan indicated that when individuals engage in vote-buying or vote-selling, it distorts the democratic principles of fair representation and citizen participation.
Such practices, he.