A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana (UG), Mr. Alexander Kaakyire Frempong, has called on politicians to refrain from politics of insults, especially during election periods.

He advised that political parties should rather focus on issues bothering Ghanaian citizens instead of soiling their political opponents with insults.

“My little advice to the parties is that let’s cut down this politics of insults, these acrimonious politics and focus more on issues because Ghanaians will be looking for more of that,” Mr. Frempong suggested.

Mr. Kaakyire Frempong posited that voters are gradually shifting their voting decisions from personalities and political affiliations to workable policies, a move he believes should be a wakeup call to politicians.

“Ghanaians are increasingly moving away from issues of personalities – whether somebody is tall or short. They are also moving from the fact that this is the party which I was born into. They want to look more and more at the policies,” he affirmed.

Mr. Kaakyire Frempong was a member of a research team that conducted a survey to assess democratic governance in Ghana and what voters had to say about the incumbent government. The survey, which was conducted in 50 constituencies, gathered responses from 5000 participants.