Communique: Democracy Not for Sale Forum — Ho Edition

On youth, an assembly member in the audience urged the organizers and the NCCE to treat 18–25 year-olds as a strategic priority for civic education, arguing that the survey’s finding — that this cohort separates accepting money from how they vote — offers the clearest available opportunity to shift the region’s political culture over time.

ISSUED BY THE DEMOCRACY NOT FOR SALE PROJECT (JOYNEWS IMPACT MAKERS FOUNDATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JOYNEWS/MULTIMEDIA GROUP) HO — FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2026 Preamble On Friday, July 31, 2026, the Democracy Not for Sale project convened its second regional dialogue at the Freedom Hotel in Ho, bringing together academics, law enforcement officials, traditional authorities, civil society advocates, a sitting Member of Parliament, and a large and vocal cross-section of the Volta Region public.” The Dialogue The panel comprised: Harrison Kofi Belley (Senior Lecturer, Ho Technical University, and Chairman, Ghana Journalists Association, Volta Region); ACP Brown Mercy Wilson (Head of Legal and Prosecution, Volta Region Police Command, and Head of the Police Ladies Chapter, Volta Region); Imurana Mohammed (Programmes Director, National Commission for Civic Education, joining via Zoom); Mama Atrato II (Queen Mother of Ho-Dome); George Ashilevi (Educationist and Anti-Corruption Advocate); and Rosemond Ewoenam Atutonu (Executive Director, Global Action for Women Empowerment).