Political parties are increasingly concentrating on creating campaign songs and making promises rather than clearly communicating their policies, according to Sulemana Braimah, Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA).

At a public lecture on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, the first anniversary of the death of Anthony Akoto Ampaw, Braimah pointed out that noise, not meaningful conversation, now dominates the political scene.

He characterized this pattern as detrimental to democracy, emphasizing that politicians have shied away from addressing urgent problems such as illegal mining, or galamsey, for fear of losing support from voters.

“It’s indeed a problematic situation where, if you listen to the campaign now, perhaps you’ll hear more sounds and more music than policies that are being put out.

“Indeed, if you take the biggest problem of galamsey which is destroying our environment and our future, both parties are shying away from touching on it," a report by citinewsroom.com quotes him as saying.

“I have friends from both sides who say, what can three months do? We’re left with just three months, you know. How can they destroy the whole thing? After three months after the election, we’ll make sure everything is restored. Do you know there are close to 2 million people involved in galamsey? I should say it and lose the votes,” Sulemana Braimah stated.

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