Executive Secretary of the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) executive secretary, Beauty Emefa Narteh, has call for changes to the Political Parties Act, 2000 (Act 574), to make politicians more accountable.
Beauty Emerfah said big amount of money used by politicians to contest for political office didn’t equal with the audited accounts of political parties lodged at the Electoral Commission (EC).
At the capacity-building workshop for about journalists, civil society organisations (CSOs) on Safeguarding Ghana’s stability in the face of Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) threats during the 2024 Elections, she accountability would safeguard the country’s elections.
Political Parties Act, 2000 (Act 574) proscribes the involvement of foreigners in the country’s politics, that could not be ascertained, and a change in the laws or public accountability by political contestants was, therefore, the way to go to avoid the situation where foreigners could dictate the outcome of elections.
Narteh highlighted the pivotal role of the media in shaping the narrative of democracy, saying the meeting was to increase awareness and interest in the issues of elections and SOC.
Present at the occassion were the Head Technical Unit (IT and Cyber Crime) at the EOCO, Amankwah Attah; the Director of Strategy and Communications at the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Sammy Darko, and Kwaku Krobea Asante of the Media Foundation for West Africa.
