Sekou Nkrumah, son of Ghana’s first President Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah has opined that the country holds its elections every eight years instead of the usual four.
According to him, a number of factors makes it impossible for every government to rule the country the way it’s supposed to be. Therefore an increase to eight years will not only help the ruling government but also the Electoral Commission to have enough time and compile the voters register.
“In 2012 I genuinely thought the NPP then in opposition would win the elections. It never happened. And after a sober reflection, I realized that four years was just too short a time to change government, even when the government is not doing too well (as was the case with the NDC),” he wrote on Facebook.
He added, “my thoughts now is if really that is the pattern in Ghana, then why don’t we just have elections every eight years instead of four? I think that will not only save the country money but also give the government enough time to focus on the job.
“After all the first year in government is really spent on settling down and the fourth year organizing for elections, which means a government has only two years to work!”
Source: GhanaFeed.com
