There is anger out there – Bentil fears for the future of Ghana’s democracy
Private legal practitioner and policy analyst, Kofi Bentil has expressed fears about the fate of Ghana’s democracy, explaining that the youth are growing disenchanted with governments over the years and the growing impunity.
He brought out his badges as a fighter for democracy in the era of PNDC rule, a military junta led by Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings that overthrew the Limann government and truncated the third republic.
Speaking on JoyNews’ NewsFile Saturday, August 14, 2021, Mr Bentil noted “there is a generation out there that does not appreciate what we went through to get constitutional democracy.”
“There is a generation out there that does not understand where we came from to have our democracy”, referring to the days when pro-democracy activists pushed for a return to multi-party democracy in 1992.
But weighing up the gains and the losses, he asked, “have we achieved anything at all?”
While maintaining that a return to military rule should not be entertained, he pointed out that “democracies are fragile things”, which is why political leaders must show commitment to good governance and the rule of law.
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