Ghana’s democratic progress is not irreversible – Asiedu Nketia

Democracy beyond election day Mr Asiedu Nketia said elections only determined who received the authority to govern and did not guarantee that power would subsequently be exercised within constitutional limits.

Mr Asiedu Nketia said Ghana's experience since the beginning of the Fourth Republic demonstrated that peaceful transfers of political power were possible in Africa, but said the country still faced significant threats, particularly election-related violence.2008 election He cited Ghana's 2008 presidential election as an important example of how political actors could protect democratic stability even when election results were extremely close.