Renowned economist, Kwame Pianim, has expressed worry about the growing culture of sycophancy in the country, warning that if left unchecked, it could threaten the nation's democracy. "As far as I am concerned,, what is killing this nation, which if we don't check will threaten our democracy, is sycophancy.
If we don't stop it, we will never do well.
It will threaten our democracy," he stated in a recent interview on Joy News.
He further stated that smaller political parties aligning themselves with the government, particularly during the Inter-Party Advisory Committee meetings (IPAC), is a setback to the country's progress. "Anytime at IPAC, some of these smaller political parties will come in and support the government, and the government thinks they have a responsibility to support the .