Political parties must consult civil society for their input into the manifestoes – IEA


Dr
John
Kwakye

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The
Director
of
Research
at
the
Institute
of
Economic
Affairs
(IEA)
Dr
John
Kwakye
has
asked
all
the
political
parties
to
seek
the
views
of
civil
society
organisations
and
factor
them
into
their
manifestoes
for
the
2024
general
elections.

He
says
without
the
comments
from
the
CSOs,
the
manifestoes
will
be
rendered
defective
because
the
civil
society
activists
represent
the
people.

Although
the
parties
are
preparing
for
the
general
elections,
they
are
yet
to
outdoor
their
manifesto
document
which
is
expected
to
capture
their
plans
for
the
development
of
the
country.

In
a
post
on
his
X
platform,
Dr
Kwakye
said
“Political
parties
should
remember
to
consult
CSOs,
who
represent
the
people,
for
their
inputs
into
the
parties’
manifestos.
Failure
to
do
that
will
render
the
manifestos
defective.