KEOBONYE MAJATSIE
Mmegi Online
November 8, 2012
Former president Festus Mogae
recently delivered a lecture organised by the Centre for Democratic
Development Ghana on credible elections and governance in Africa.
He told Ghanaians, who are going to the
polls next month, that Botswana is recognised as a model of democracy in
Africa because the leadership has always embraced stakeholders both in
the conduct of elections and policy formulation.Mogae said some of the
lessons he learnt as a politician was that "the government must always
listen to the public and political pressures build up and respond in a
considered manner and in the best interest of peace and stability of the
country".
A former winner of the Mo Ibrahim award, Mogae said that the
stakeholders in any elections are "citizens, political parties, civil
society organisations, election observers, media, law enforcement
agencies, candidates and their functionaries"."These stakeholders
determine the credibility of the elections and their involvement is
critical," Mogae told his audience who included members of the board of
Centre for Democracy and Development, director of the Centre for
Democracy and Development, Professor Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi, who is also a
member of the Mo Ibrahim's technical committee on the Governance Index.
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