The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has called for the reconstitution of the framework for the appointment of Electoral Commissioners to ensure true independence and national reconciliation.
It also suggested the passage of new regulations on campaign financing with independent audits.
The President of the GCBC, Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, who made the call, also suggested reforms on electoral security deployment protocols, as well as creating an
Independent Commission for Democratic Integrity with prosecutorial powers.
He was speaking during a courtesy call by members of the GCBC on President John Dramani Mahama last Friday to discuss issues of national interest.
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He also recommended the establishment of a Biennial Interparty Forum led by faith-based and traditional authorities.
Most Rev. Gyamfi stressed the need to institutionalise a Civil Service Charter to protect public servants.
“As we reflect on these developments, it becomes imperative for both Church and State to collaborate more closely in fostering civic education and engagement.
“By reinforcing the values of participatory governance and accountability, we can work towards revitalising public trust and ensuring that democracy serves the prosperity of all Ghanaians,” he stressed.
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He emphasised the need to build a politics that served not itself, but the people.
“A politics that is not about the survival of the fittest, but the flourishing of the weakest. A politics where governance is not performance, but a moral vocation,” he stated.
Most Rev Gyamfi said the Church would continue to speak and act whenever necessary because of its conviction about the inviolability of the freedoms of the person.
He, however, said the successes chalked up over the years notwithstanding, the country’s political and economic evolution was still underwhelming.
