Editor
In Ghana, every school child knows two powerful pieces of national scripture. One we sing. The other we swear. The Ghana National Anthem and the Ghana National Pledge. Yet, most of us recite them the way people mumble grace before food, quickly, politely, and without thinking about what we just said
Ghana turns 70 years old next year and our 33-year-old Fourth Republic democracy is paying a huge price in integrity, especially in our elections. A deeply rooted systemic flaw in our electoral culture, deliberately sustained by our collective hypocrisy, weak and inconsistent regulatory enforcement.
A few years ago, my daughter came home from school, weeping like something had died. Not just ordinary tears. Not the “I lost my pen” kind of tears. The soul-piercing, dignity-stripping, “I want to disappear” kind of tears. I thought she had been beaten. Or maybe bullied. But no. Her offence? She ha
