Afrobarometer Survey: Ghanaians Have Lost Interest In Our Political Leaders Democratic Style Of Leadership And Not Democracy Itself – Alex Emmanuel

While the demand for democracy and the perceived supply of democracy in Ghana have fluctuated over the years, satisfaction with the country’s democracy has been on a downward trajectory since 2017.

The marginally increased desire for democracy was reflected in 50 percent of Ghanaians as against 48 percent of Ghanaians over the last four years, according to an Afrobarometer report.

But the satisfaction with democracy dropped to 43 percent from 55 percent in the period since 2019.

Assessments of Ghana as “a full democracy” or “a democracy with minor problems” have declined by 21 percentage points since 2017, while satisfaction with how democracy works has decreased by 29 points, according to the survey.

As an example of concerns, most Ghanaians say their assembly members and MPs “never” or “only sometimes” listen to what people have to say.

Reacting to this on Plan B FM’s Ebaanosen, Alex Emmanuel, a political analyst said that Ghanaians have not lost interest in democracy but rather they have lost interest in our political leaders and their style of leadership.

He also said that Ghanaians are tired of the NPP and NDC style of Democratic leadership, which is very much expected because over the years they have mismanaged our economy.

He added that Ghanaians need leaders and not politicians because the politicians have failed us.

Concluding he said that Afrobarometers is correct but they missed why they have lost interest in Democratic style of leadership and that he knows the answer will be our political leaders.