{"id":140931,"date":"2024-01-19T09:42:29","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T09:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/19\/ghanas-democracy-beacon-of-hope-for-africa-university-don\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:42:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T09:42:29","slug":"ghanas-democracy-beacon-of-hope-for-africa-university-don","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/19\/ghanas-democracy-beacon-of-hope-for-africa-university-don\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana\u2019s democracy beacon of hope for Africa \u2014 University don \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>An associate Professor of the University of Buffalo, USA, Dr Dorothy Siaw-Asamoah, has applauded Ghana\u2019s 30 years of uninterrupted parliamentary democracy, describing it as a beacon of hope on the continent.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She said Ghana\u2019s shining example must be the lynchpin for redefining the continent\u2019s future and provide hope for African youth.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Siaw-Asamoah said this when she led a team from the All-African Students Union of the University of Buffalo to visit Ghana\u2019s parliament last Tuesday to familiarise with parliamentary processes and practices, as part of their Annual Global Experiential Programme in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>The All-Africa Students Union is the largest student movement in Africa and a very dominant force on the continent and beyond since 1972.<\/p>\n<p>Its annual global experiential programme, in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, aims to provide students with an insight on how the parliamentary system in Ghana works.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Siaw-Asamoah indicated that the visit was to promote a better understanding of Ghana\u2019s rich political and cultural heritage among the students, and to expose them to unique global and diverse experience in social innovation and entrepreneurial leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The Associate Professor said Ghana\u2019s achievement should not be shelved but exposed to other African countries especially those in the sub-region to provide \u201csome hope\u201d that all was not lost.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tenge<\/h2>\n<p>The Director for Public Engagement in Parliament, Superintendent (retd) Effia Tenge, took the visitors through the evolution of the Fourth Republican\u00a0Parliament, having moved from a one-party to a multi-party state Parliament, and the unique features the current Parliament presents.<\/p>\n<p>She also seized the opportunity to throw light on Ghana\u2019s hung Parliament and how it has impacted the country\u2019s democracy.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trajectory<\/h2>\n<p>The Head of Public Affairs, Kate Addo, presenting a lecture on Ghana\u2019s democratic governance, with a perspective on social innovation, stated that Ghana remained a shining example of a democratic state in Africa, having successfully conducted eight consecutive general elections since the country returned to constitutional rule in 1993.<\/p>\n<p>She said while the gains made over the last 30 years remained laudable, there was a need for the country to harness technology in order to use social innovation interventions to provide social goods for public utility.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Functions<\/h2>\n<p>A Senior Research Officer, Dr Abraham Ibn Zachariah, touched on the functions of Parliament and the legislative processes.<\/p>\n<p>He applauded the passage of the Private Members Bill in the Seventh Parliament, which by his estimation has informed the introduction of bills by members in recent times unlike in the past when they were only laid by the government.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An associate Professor of the University of Buffalo, USA, Dr Dorothy Siaw-Asamoah, has applauded Ghana\u2019s 30 years of uninterrupted parliamentary democracy, describing it as a beacon of hope on the continent. 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