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Former President John Dramani Mahama has urged the citizenry to uphold their civic responsibility respectively to sustain the country\u2019s democracy.<\/strong><\/p>\nHe also charged them to be extra vigilant as the nation prepared for another general election in December this year.<\/p>\n
That, Mr Mahama said, would prevent abuses of the system and ensure that only the choice of the people prevailed.<\/p>\n
In a statement to mark 32 years of the birth of the 1992 Constitution, the former President further called on all duty-bearers to comply with constitutional principles.<\/p>\n
He said democratic governance had served the country well and offered hope for a sustained progress although it had not been perfect.<\/p>\n
Mr Mahama, therefore, said that the anniversary must offer the people an opportunity to reflect on where the country had faltered and how it could consolidate whatever gains it had made.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrue democracy goes beyond elections; it should improve governance, enhance individual freedoms, and, most important, ensure a decent quality of life for citizens,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Constitution review<\/h2>\n
Mr Mahama, who is also the 2024 flag bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), expressed regret about the legal obstacles that hindered the Constitution Review Implementation Committee from implementing the Government White Paper on the recommendations of the commission.<\/p>\n
He pledged to continue the various processes towards implementing the white paper if elected President in December 2024, to \u201cfocus on strengthening governance institutions, protect citizens\u2019 rights, and fight corruption\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reforms will aim to reduce the influence of an overreaching executive, put an end to the creeping politicisation of state institutions, reduce excessive spending on Article 71 officeholders to bridge the unacceptable disparity between them and other categories of workers and strengthen the fundamental rights of all citizens,\u201d the former President added.<\/p>\n
Concerns<\/h2>\n
Mr Mahama also entreated the government to refrain from actions that continued to undermine democratic rights of citizens.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe use of thugs and rogue elements within the security agencies to disrupt elections in some parts of the country as occurred in the 2020 elections, leading to the loss of eight lives, will forever be remembered as the nation\u2019s day of infamy and an indelible blemish on our democratic credentials established over the last 31 years of constitutional rule,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The former President said it was unconscionable that three years after those tragic events, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had not uttered a word of sympathy to the bereaved families.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis government must appreciate that they have an obligation to guarantee peaceful elections this year and the loss of even a life will not be countenanced,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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