A United States-based Ghanaian Professor, Kwaku Asare has said that the way and manner voters cast their ballot in the 2024 elections in favour of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in both the presidential and parliamentary sends a strong message that the 9th Parliament, which will come into force on January 7, 2025, to implement meaningful structural reforms.
He stated that the key priorities should include local government reform, legal education overhaul, judicial reform, a comprehensive code of conduct for public officials, financial management reform, campaign finance regulation, and anti-corruption measures.
In a post on his Facebook page, Prof Asare said "Four years ago, voters opted for a split parliament; today, they have decisively shifted to a supermajority.
This dramatic swing signals deep frustration with the current governance system and serves as both a mandate and a call to action for the 9th Parliament to implement meaningful structural reforms. "Key priorities should include local government reform, legal education overhaul, judicial reform, a comprehensive code of conduct for public officials, financial management reform, campaign finance regulation, and anti-corruption measures. "Meanwhile, [we] urge the 8th Parliament to conclude its work with urgency by passing the Constitution Amendment Bill, 2021 and forwarding it to the President for assent without delay." In a similar statement, Convener of the Fix the Country Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, also told president-elect John Dramani Mahama that he will have no excuses to fail the people of Ghana following the historic victory in the 2024 general elections.
