NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia has proposed a campaign cut off period for Ghana, arguing that prolonged electioneering leaves governments too little room to govern and pursue development.
Speaking on PM Express, he said the country should clearly define when political campaigning may begin and end. Parties would remain free to make their case, but only within the approved window.
“This nation needs a cut off period for campaigning,” he said.
A shorter political season
Asiedu Nketia said the idea grew from his experience as an election observer in Denmark. He recalled parties concentrating their campaigns within about three months and removing posters within three days after polling.
Under the arrangement he described, city authorities could clear abandoned campaign materials and recover the cost from the responsible party. That consequence mattered. Campaigns would end on paper and on the streets.
The attraction, he argued, is that most of a government’s mandate would be reserved for public business. “Three years nine months is available for the government to govern,” he said.
Governance before the next vote
Campaign activity in Ghana often begins before party primaries and keeps attention fixed on the next contest. Asiedu Nketia believes a defined season would reduce that distraction and leave officeholders with fewer excuses for neglecting government work.
He did not present a draft law or say which institution should enforce the limit. The proposal remains an idea. Even so, it raises a pointed question for Ghana: how much of a four year mandate should be spent campaigning for another?
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