Professor Kwesi Aning, a security consultant has said the real threat to Ghana’s democracy comes not from politicians flouting the laws but from citizens allowing them to do so.
Prof. Aning made these remarks in response to concerns that politicians will continue to use sirens and ignore speed limits on roads, despite the withdrawal of the proposed amendment to the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012. This amendment would have permitted MPs, ministers, and other officials to use sirens and be exempt from speed limits.
In an interview on the Class Morning Show on Class91.3FM with Kwame Dwomoh Agyemang, Prof. Aning stated, “What threatens our democracy is not the so-called big people flouting the law but citizens allowing them to do so. I have always told my driver, if there’s no dispatch rider ahead of a vehicle coming, don’t get off the road. Citizens must begin to use passive resistance to demonstrate that power belongs to us.”
He further argued, “Politics is too dangerous a business to leave it in the hands of politicians alone.”
Looking ahead to the December polls, Prof. Aning cautioned against violent acts, rule-breaking, misogynistic language, and the availability and willingness to use small arms for intimidation. He warned that these factors could contribute to a state of insecurity as the elections approach.
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