President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reminded Ghanaians to bear in mind that democracy is not a static achievement but a process that needs continuous nurturing.
“We must remind ourselves that in our country’s political history, it is the restoration of Parliament to its proper place that has always symbolised the restoration of power to the people,” he added.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reminded Ghanaians to bear in mind that democracy is not a static achievement but a process that needs continuous nurturing.
“We must remind ourselves that in our country’s political history, it is the restoration of Parliament to its proper place that has always symbolised the restoration of power to the people,” he added.
“This is to a large extent a measure of the maturity of our political culture and democracy. We will need even more of such bi-partisan maturity to meet the challenges confronting us at this time,” he added.
Free speech
President Akufo-Addo said the country currently had complete freedom of expression, freedom of association, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion and political affiliation.
He said the freedom of speech had now reached such heights that even members of the diplomatic corps felt able to join in the national discourse and pronounce on matters that would be problematic for Ghanaian diplomats in their countries of origin.
“Nevertheless, it seems to me the important thing in our free speech environment is actually to try and hear each other, instead of raising the decibel level of our individual points of view,” he added.
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