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A functional democracy cannot survive on a dual system of justice where accountability is demanded only from political opponents while allies enjoy absolute immunity. Recent political developments in Ghana—most notably the arrest of New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Communications Officer aspirant Dennis Miracles Aboagye by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO)—have exposed deep-seated double…

Political independence is often mistaken for national transformation. It is not. Independence transfers authority from one government to another. Nation-building is the slower, more demanding process of creating institutions capable of converting that authority into justice, prosperity and public trust. One is achieved through constitutional ceremony; the other, through decades of disciplined institutional work.