{"id":250387,"date":"2016-09-22T05:50:45","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T05:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=250387"},"modified":"2016-09-22T05:50:45","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T05:50:45","slug":"december-polls-will-consolidate-ghanas-democracy-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/december-polls-will-consolidate-ghanas-democracy-mahama\/","title":{"rendered":"December polls will consolidate Ghana\u2019s democracy \u2013 Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"
President John Mahama has assured world leaders that Ghana will further consolidate her democratic gains after the December polls.<\/p>\n
Earlier the Electoral Commission raised red flags over the volatility of Ghana\u2019s electoral atmosphere citing the proliferation of small unlicensed arms among Ghanaians, and joblessness among the youth as some triggers that could lead to electoral violence.<\/p>\n
However, speaking at the 71st<\/sup> United General Assembly in New York later today, President Mahama declared that Ghana will repeat her electoral success stories over the years.<\/p>\n \u201cGhana is a leading democracy in Africa. I stand before the world to declare that just as we have done in the past, my country will go to the polls this December and the processes before, during and after will mark a further consolidation of Ghana’s credentials as a leading world democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n He however lamented the under-representation of African states in the United Nations Security Council.<\/p>\n He described the situation as a scar on the conscience of the world\u2019s most leading advocate for democracy.<\/p>\n \u201cThe United Nations Security Council remains an important source of legitimacy for international action on peace and security. While Africa accounts for close to one third of the UN membership and nearly two-thirds of the work of the Council, it remains woefully under-represented in the permanent and non-permanent category. Eleven long years after the AU adopted the Ezelwini consensus, we are nowhere near achieving a more equitable reform of the UN Security Council. This will continue to remain a scar on the conscience of this world body if not remedied.\u201d<\/p>\n