2 w. ago Yaw Nsarkoh says collapse of local governance is final nail in Ghana’s democratic illusion

Former Executive Vice President of Unilever Ghana and Nigeria, Yaw Nsarkoh, says the collapse of local governance represents the “final nail” in what he calls the illusion of democracy.

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2 w. ago Nkrumah and co were pioneers without predecessors, and it shows – Yaw Nsarkoh

“You take someone like Nkrumah, who was he learning from?” Yaw Nsarkoh quizzed.

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2 w. ago We imported democracy without the foundations that made it work elsewhere – Yaw Nsarkoh

Former Executive Vice President of Unilever Ghana and Nigeria, Yaw Nsarkoh, says Ghana may have embraced the appearance of democracy, but the substance never arrived

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2 w. ago Ghana’s democracy is built on a distorted reality, not true independence, says Yaw Nsarkoh

The former Executive Vice President of Unilever Ghana and Nigeria, Yaw Nsarkoh, says Ghana’s democracy was never built on genuine independence; it is, instead, a grand illusion rooted in a distorted reality.

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3 w. ago Ghana’s political decay was designed, its not accidental – Yaw Nsarkoh

Ghana’s democracy is not simply underperforming; it is unravelling exactly as it was designed to fail the people.

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3 w. ago ‘We never truly transitioned’ – Yaw Nsarkoh criticises Ghana’s flawed democracy

The former Executive Vice President of Unilever Ghana and Nigeria, Yaw Nsarkoh, says Ghana’s experiment with democracy was never real; it was only performative.

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3 w. ago ‘No one knows who funds our presidents’ campaigns’ – Yaw Nsarkoh on Ghana’s opaque democracy

Former Executive Vice President of Unilever Ghana and Nigeria, Yaw Nsarkoh, has cut to the core of what he sees as a dangerous defect in Ghana’s democratic architecture.

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3 w. ago Yaw Nsarkoh explains why Ghana’s democratic rot is a structural crisis

Ghana’s democracy is not failing by accident—it was built on weak foundations and is now rotting from the roots.

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3 w. ago Ghana’s democracy runs on hidden political financing – Yaw Nsarkoh

Yaw Nsarkoh, former Executive Vice President of Unilever Ghana and Nigeria, has raised concerns about the opacity of political financing in Ghana.

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3 w. ago Yaw Nsarkoh calls for overhaul of political parties to safeguard Ghana’s democracy

Renowned corporate leader and public intellectual, Mr Yaw Nsarkoh, has criticised the country's multiparty democracy, calling for sweeping reforms to political party operations, campaign financing, and civic culture to arrest the country’s decline into what he terms a "Santa Claus Democracy".

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3 w. ago Yaw Nsarkoh calls for urgent chieftaincy reforms to strengthen Ghana’s democracy

Esteemed business leader and public intellectual, Mr Yaw Nsarkoh, has called for a critical national conversation on the role of traditional leadership in the country's evolving democratic landscape.

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3 w. ago Intellectuals must reclaim their role in strenghtening democracy in Ghana

Former Executive Vice-President of Global Markets at Unilever, Mr Yaw Nsarkoh, has called on the country's intellectual and professional class to rise above indifference and reclaim their civic responsibilities as central pillars of a thriving democratic society.

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3 w. ago Yaw Nsarkoh slams Ghana’s ‘Santa Claus Democracy’, warns against over

Former Executive Vice-President of Global Markets at Unilever, Mr Yaw Nsarkoh, has issued some alarming critiques of the country's current political culture, describing it as a “Santa Claus Democracy”.

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