加纳的政治空间以 2022 年的各种问题、事件和活动为特征，各政党开始为 2024 年大选做准备。

2022 年对政党来说是繁忙的日历年，根据宪法要求，政党选举了分支机构、选区、地区和国家各级官员，以指导未来四年在各个办公室的政党事务。

虽然选举委员会今年没有组织任何全国选举，但它就其关于使用加纳身份证作为持续登记工作的唯一身份证件的提议引起了辩论和讨论。

在本文中，我们重点介绍一年中发生的一些关键事件，以唤醒您的记忆，并概述对明年的一些期望。

新爱国党选举新领导人 

新爱国党 （NPP） 于 2022 年 7 月 16 日星期六在阿克拉体育场举行了全国代表会议，为内部选举当选人加冕。

选举中最令人惊讶的一件事是当时的党总书记 John Boadu 先生被 Justin Kodua Frimpong 先生赶下台。

Stephen Ayesu Ntim 先生也第五次竞选主席职位，赢得了该职位。

其他国家官员是：国家组织者 -- 亨利·纳纳·博阿基耶;凯特·贾姆富阿、全国妇女组织者 -- 阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹·哈鲁纳·富塔、国家青年组织者 -- 国家纳萨拉协调员萨拉姆·穆罕默德·穆斯塔法。

Asiedu Nketia 领导全国民主大会

2022年10月13日，时任全国民主大会（NDC）总书记约翰逊·阿西杜·恩凯蒂亚先生在接受电台采访时公开宣布，他打算竞选该党全国主席职位。

这一宣布震撼了党的支柱，因为当时的全国民主大会主席Samuel Ofosu Ampofo先生即将完成他的第一个任期，并表示希望在第二个任期内再次为党服务。

经过数周的激烈竞选，党的两大巨头之间似乎将是一场激烈的竞争。

但恩凯蒂亚先生在 2022 年 12 月 17 日在阿克拉体育场举行的党的全国代表大会上抢走了风头，获得了压倒性胜利。

在大会上当选的其他官员为：秘书长 -- 菲菲·菲亚维·奎泰、国家组织者 -- 约瑟夫·亚明， 及全国宗戈核心小组协调员 -- 玛玛·科尔·杨格。

选委会建议使用加纳身份证卡作为唯一身份证件 

选委会向议会提交了一份关于选民登记的新宪法文书，力求使加纳卡成为连续选民登记的唯一来源文件。

选委会解释说，此举将有助于逐步取消经常被不合格人员利用的担保人制度，以进入选民登记册。

但一些政治评论员和利益相关者反对此举，担心这会剥夺没有加纳卡的加纳人的权利。

十四世·托比·阿菲德阁下（H.E. Togbe AFEDE XIV）返回国家特惠补助金 

今年6月，加纳东部沃尔特地区阿索哥利州最高国王大酋长：托格贝·阿费德十四世宣布，拒绝接受作为国家特惠补助金存入其账户的 365,000 加纳赛地作为国务委员会成员的补助款项。

十四世· 托比·阿菲德阁下 Togbe Afede XIV

这位加纳国家酋长院前主席表示，他将这笔钱退还给国家，因为他对这笔钱 “非常不舒服”，并认为它 “不适合短期，有效的兼职工作”。

此举引发来自全国上下的各种声音，许多人质疑国务委员会在该国民主架构中的相关性。

前总统库福尔主张第二院 

今年 11月，前总统约翰·阿吉耶库姆·库福尔在其佩杜瓦斯官邸举行的一次研讨会上提议设立一个第二分庭，以取代国务委员会，以加强有效的民主施政。

他说，拟议的商会不应仅仅基于民主路线，而应基于经过验证的经验，公共精神，谨慎，成熟和对国家包容性的关心。

80 名多数党议员呼吁解雇奥弗里-阿塔 

2022年10月25日星期二，约 80 名新爱国党议员呼吁总统纳纳·阿多·丹夸·阿库福-阿多立即解雇财政部长肯·奥福里-阿塔。

在国会大厦举行的新闻发布会上，议员们还要求总统解雇财政部国务部长查尔斯·阿杜·博阿亨（Charles Adu Boahen）。

他们说，这对于恢复金融部门的希望和扭转经济的下降趋势是必要的。

议员们后来同意让财政部长完成与国际货币基金组织（IMF）正在进行的谈判，以便在他们就此事与阿库福 - 阿多总统会面后为该国提供救助。

少数派投票谴责奥弗里-阿塔 

2022 年 10 月 25 日，议会中的少数派提出动议，要求对奥弗里-阿塔先生进行谴责投票，理由是经济管理不善和道德问题等问题。

随后成立了一个特设委员会，调查对财政部长的指控。

委员会于 2022 年 11 月 25 日向众议院提交了报告。

2022 年 12 月 8 日，众议院对该动议进行了投票，在此期间，多数党上演了罢工，使少数党的举动失败。

东克拉奇的DCE被发现死在酒店房间里 

今年9月，奥蒂地区克拉奇东部的市政行政长官弗朗西斯·科菲·奥克苏被发现死在库马西的一家酒店房间里。

他的死因尚未确定。

对 2023 年的预期 

2023 年对所有政党来说都是一个繁忙的时期，特别是对于尚未进行内部选举的 “较小” 政党而言。

新爱国党和全国民主大会将选举他们的旗手在 2024 年的选举和议会候选人中领导他们。

缔约方尚未公布其今年的活动。但按照惯例，预计各党将首先在没有国会议员的独立选区进行议会初选。

预计选委会还将为新合格选民进行持续的选民登记工作。

但一个关键问题是，议会是否会批准新的身份证 CI 进行注册，这将使加纳卡成为证明个人身份的唯一文件。

选委会还将举行地方一级选举，以选举议会和单位委员会成员。

2023 年需要注意的另一个关键问题是，阿库福-阿多总统是否会听从改组部长的呼吁，并在 2024 年之前恢复对政府的信心

Key Political Events in 2022 as NPP and NDC Elect Their Leaders 

Ghana’s political space has been characterized by a cocktail of issues, events, and activities in 2022 as political parties commenced preparations towards the 2024 general election. 

2022 was a busy calendar year for Political Parties, who by constitutional demand, elected officers at the branch, constituency, regional, and national levels to steer the affairs of their Parties in various offices for the next four years. 

Although, the Electoral Commission did not organise any national election this year, it elicited debate and discussions over its proposal to use the Ghana Card as the sole identity document for the continuous registration exercise. 

In this article, we highlight some key events that occurred within the year to jog your memory and outline some expectations for next year. 

NPP elects new leaders 

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) crowned its internal elections with a National Delegates Conference at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday, July 16, 2022. 

One of the contest’s key surprises was the ousting of the then incumbent General Secretary of the Party, Mr John Boadu by Mr Justin Kodua Frimpong. 

Mr Stephen Ayesu Ntim, who was also contesting the Chairmanship position for the fifth time, clinched the position. 

The other national officers were: Henry Nana Boakye, National Organiser; Kate Gyamfua, National Women Organiser; Abdul Aziz Haruna Futah, National Nasara Coordinator; Salam Mohammed Mustafa, National Youth Organiser. 

Asiedu Nketia leads NDC 

On October 13, 2022, Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the then General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) publicly declared his intention to contest the National Chairmanship position of the Party during a radio interview. 

This announcement shook the pillars of the Party given that the then Chairman of the NDC, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo was completing his first term in Office and had expressed the desire to serve the Party again in the second term. 

After weeks of heated campaigns, it appeared that it would be a tight race between the two giants of the Party. 

But Mr Nketia stole the show at the Party’s National Delegates Congress held at the Accra Sports Stadium on December 17, 2022, securing a landslide victory. 

Other officers elected at the Congress were Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, General Secretary; Joseph Yammin, National Organiser; and Mamah Cole Younger, National Zongo Caucus Coordinator. 

EC proposes use of Ghana Card as the sole identity document 

A new Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) on voter registration was laid before Parliament by the EC, seeking to make the Ghana Card the only source document for continuous voter registration. 

The EC explained that the move would help phase out the guarantor system often exploited by non-eligible persons to get onto the electoral register. 

But some political commentators and stakeholders kicked against the move, fearing that it would disenfranchise Ghanaians who do not have the Ghana Card. 

Togbe Afede returns ex-gratia 

The Paramount Chief of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV in June this year announced that he had rejected an amount of GHS365,000 that was paid into his account as ex-gratia for being a member of the Council of State. 

The former President of the National House of Chiefs said he returned the money to the State because he “was very uncomfortable” with the payment and deemed it “inappropriate for a short, effectively part-time work.” 

The move sent tongues wagging with many questioning the relevance of the Council of State in the country’s democratic architecture. 

Former President Kufour advocates Second Chamber 

At a seminar held at his residence in Peduase in November this year, Former President John Agyekum Kufuor proposed the creation of a Second Chamber to replace the Council of State to enhance effective democratic governance. 

He said the proposed Chamber should not solely be constituted based on democratic line, but on proven experience, public spiritedness, prudence, maturity, and care for national inclusiveness. 

80 Majority MPs call for dismissal of Ofori-Atta 

Some 80 NPP Members of Parliament on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to dismiss the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta with immediate effect. 

At a press conference at Parliament House, the MPs also asked the President to sack Mr Charles Adu Boahen, a Minister of State at the Finance Ministry. 

They said that had become necessary to restore hope in the financial sector and reverse the downward trend of the economy. 

The MPs later accepted to let the Finance Minister finished the ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout for the country after they had met President Akufo-Addo over the matter. 

Minority’s Vote of Censure against Ofori-Atta 

On October 25, 2022, the Minority in Parliament filed a motion for a vote of censure on Mr Ofori-Atta, citing mismanagement of the economy and ethical concerns, among other issues. 

An Ad-hoc Committee was subsequently constituted to probe the allegations against the Finance Minister. 

The Committee on November 25, 2022 laid its Report before the House. 

On December 8, 2022, the House voted on the motion, during which the Majority side staged a walk-out, making the Minority’s move unsuccessful. 

DCE for Krachi East found dead in a hotel room 

In September this year, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Krachi East in the Oti Region, Francis Kofi Okesu was found dead in a hotel room in Kumasi. 

The cause of his death is yet to be established. 

Expectations for 2023 

The Year 2023 would be a busy period for all political parties particularly for “smaller” parties who are yet to conduct their internal elections. 

The NPP and the NDC would elect their flagbearers to lead them in the 2024 elections and parliamentary candidates. 

The Parties are yet to publish their activities for the year. But by convention, it is expected that the Parties would first conduct parliamentary primaries in orphan constituencies – where they do not have MPs. 

The EC is also expected to conduct its continuous voter registration exercise for new eligible voters. But one critical issue would be whether Parliament would approve the new C.I. for the registration that would make the Ghana Card the sole document to prove one’s identity. 

The EC will also conduct Local Level Elections to elect assembly and unit committee members.  

Another key issue to look out for in 2023 would be whether President Akufo-Addo would heed to calls to reshuffle his ministers and restore confidence in the Government ahead of 2024. 

来源：JOY BUSINESS ONLINE

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