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ACCRA. — Ghanaian Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has urged African countries to practice democracy to ensure the transformation of their countries and bring the needed rewards to their people.
Opoku-Agyemang said on Tuesday at the opening of the three-day African Political Parties Summit taking place in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, that politics divorced from the well-being and transformation of the people is empty.
“Our people do not ask us to perform politics for its own sake. They deserve politics that translates into food security, decent jobs, functional schools, accessible health care, efficient infrastructure, security, and justice,” the vice president stressed.
Opoku-Agyemang highlighted the need to avoid divisive partisan politics because political power must not be achieved at the expense of the peace and cohesion of society.
The summit is a collaboration between the Africa Governance Centre, an Accra-based independent think tank committed to promoting governance excellence, policy development, and institutional capacity building to support Africa’s economic transformation, and the government of Ghana.
Party delegates and government officials from 34 African countries are attending the summit, including Sao Tome and Principe President Carlos Vila Nova and Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia Adem Farah. — Xinhua
