Fraud Preventions Expert and Security Consultant, Richard Kumadoe has cautioned against tussel in political funding in many parts of the world especially Africa.
According to him, responsible behaviour will be sacrificed, and governance accountability would be overlooked by the masses, compromised by externalities, and manipulated by internal coercive criminal activities if the matter is not well addressed.
The Village Crusader as affectionately called indicated that “In line with that, some nations and election regulators have initiated and passed laws and regulations to govern political party activity funding, to ensure sanctions are appropriately applied to offenders, and good behaviour is rewarded”.
See his full post below:
Anonymity and confidentiality are key and have become a major tussel in political party funding in many parts in the world.
In line with that, some nations and election regulators have initiated and passed laws and regulations to govern political party activity funding, to ensure sanctions are appropriately applied to offenders, and good behaviour is rewarded.
In environments where there are weak or no checks and balances in that regard, responsible behaviour will be sacrificed, and governance accountability would be overlooked by the masses, compromised by externalities, and manipulated by internal coercive criminal activities.
Political party activity funding has created many thorny issues for frontline political officeholders, and in diverse ways, has affected good governance in various ways, and in diverse dimensions.
The cracks in the political walls in some parts of Africa is being deepened, the holes are being widened, and the pillars holden democracies in Africa is being shaken at a faster rate.
If nothing concrete is done about it, the current phenomenon, and the ugly nature of it (political party activity funding), democratic principles will be waved, fraud perpetrators will continue to be celebrated, good governance will be overlooked, and poor performances will be traded at the church altars for peanuts.
When democracy fails, and credible alternatives are not provided, chaos will consume the indigenous along the coast, and those closer to the Sub-Sahara Desert will have little to feed on.
Save our democracy, and help to propel the principles of good governance, where accountability and responsible behaviour is priorities and preferred above fraud, corruption, bribery, misinformation and mismanagement.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Kwabena Nyarjo Abronoma
