The institutional primacy of the IEA is incontestable

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• LONTO-BOY 9 years ago

  Presidential TV debates don't define the direction Ghana's elections and politics. In Ghana, TV debates by the Presidential candidates of the various political parties hardly influence Ghanaian voters. Therefore, there's no r ...
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  Presidential TV debates don't define the direction Ghana's elections and politics. In Ghana, TV debates by the Presidential candidates of the various political parties hardly influence Ghanaian voters. Therefore, there's no reason to think that having TV debates organised by the IEA or any institution or media outlet will make any difference to how people vote at general election.
  
  The inherent artificiality of TV debates; staged performance, false impressions and soundbites simply make them a spectacle, not an exercise in accountability and visionary leadership. Will IEA's Presidential TV debate give an insight into how Nana Akufo-Addo/NPP will govern? Or will it be useful in holding President John Mahama/NDC government accountable for its bad policies, decisions, corruption and failed promises?
  
  Despite the fact that IEA organised previous Presidential election TV debates, it has no authority to compel any political party to the podium if a party chooses not to take part. Parties are not bound by IEA's decisions and authority. IEA as an institution, is a mere research think-tank, contributing to Ghana's democracy.

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• Kokuvi Da Togolese 9 years ago

  Need I say more? Dr. Okoampa is the man.

  Need I say more? Dr. Okoampa is the man.

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• gyidie 9 years ago

  A 'private club' as an institution!
  If you honestly hold that useless cabal that dearly, why don't you leave your N.Y enclave, come down, and work for the IEA!

  A 'private club' as an institution!
  If you honestly hold that useless cabal that dearly, why don't you leave your N.Y enclave, come down, and work for the IEA!

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• Robert Kwame 9 years ago

  Okwampa Ahoofe PhD, you've expired. I pity you. Your ideas and opinions are always stale.

  Okwampa Ahoofe PhD, you've expired. I pity you. Your ideas and opinions are always stale.

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• NOBODY 9 years ago

  Only a quack and retarded failed academic will resort to this form buffoonery. The IEA is just like the Danquah Institute, an NPP tank-less institute. You this worthless and retarded Okoampa-Ahoofe used to make the same empty ...
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  Only a quack and retarded failed academic will resort to this form buffoonery. The IEA is just like the Danquah Institute, an NPP tank-less institute. You this worthless and retarded Okoampa-Ahoofe used to make the same empty loud noise abou the legitimacy and supremacy of the Danquah Institute until your serial lies and dedecptions were exposed. Now no one hears you making the same noise about your quack and fake Danquah Institute, a political organization used by Akufo-Addo and masked as a think-tank, when there's no semblance of thinking in that tank other than deceptions. The IEA is another NPP political surrogate disguised in the same fashion as your fake danquah Institute.
  
  Your Akufo-Addo deceptions will not serve to rescue the sinking campaign of your clueless elephant-riding flagbearer and his sinking campaign ship. Serial Losr Akufo-Addo and his Aplanke Bawumia will lose again, leaving flim-flam serial liar and hate monger Okoampa-Ahoofe more frustrated and evil than he ever anticipated.

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