WILL YOU VOTE?
Voting, or voter participation, is critical for democratic governance, meaning citizens have a say in how and who governs them. The decision to vote or not has become debatable in Ghana due to factors of philosophical, practical, and emotional considerations. Among the most widely cited reasons for encouraging voter participation is the fact that if you don't vote for your party or candidate into office, someone else will vote for a party or candidate you don’t want into office. This analogy reflects the power of a single vote in establishing leadership to bring policies affecting the livelihood of citizens. Again, voting is said to be a way of demonstrating patriotism as a tribute to all the sacrifices of the individuals and organizations who fought for the basic right to vote. Voting philosophically fits in well with the social contract theory, with the assumption that a citizen either implicitly or explicitly gives up some of their freedoms, thereby agreeing to exist under the a...