HIstory

 Ghana’s government has definitely made an impact on the people who live there today. The board of politics tried more than once to gain independence for their country. In fact, they tried way more than once. The United Gold Coast Convention, (UGCC), was the first nationalist movement for the aim of self government in Ghana. Back then, you could tell that Ghana didn’t have much power, because it took many times for Ghana to even get the word “Independence” across to the United Kingdom. Ghana, like many other countries, was ruled by Britain back in the 1900’s. Founded in 1947 by educated Africans, the UGCC as you can see wasn’t stared that long ago. The citizens had hope because the founders of this association were educated, unlike many locals in the area. The leaders of the UGCC believed that it was their responsibility to lead their country into a new age. This shows how back then, the government didn’t understand things very well. In particular, the UGCC criticized the government for its failure to solve many economic problems.

Then, in 1949, Kwame Nkrumah created his Convention People’s Party, (CPP), which showed progression on their road to independence. During those days, the people trusted their independence more with Kwame than they did with the government.

In 1951, they tried again with the constitution of 1951, resulted from the Coussey Committee, which was formed due to disturbances in Accra and other nearby cities in 1948. The attempt still fell short of the CPP’s call for full self government. (Independence)

Ghana gained independence on March 6, 1957 (From Britain). They only got it because people like Kwame Nkrumah decided to do something about it. The people of Ghana always had hope.

The government of Ghana is very similar to that of the United States. Ghana has a democratic government, and all citizens have the right to vote freely. The executive branch is headed by a president, who serves as both head of state and head of government. Owning a lot of responsibility, he is popularly elected for two four-year terms, which is exactly the same as the U.S. The Unicameral Legislature consists of a 230-seat parliament, which means that there are a lot of voices in the government, not just the leaders. The Judicial Branch, same as the United States again!

The current president is John Evans Atta Mills, and was elected on January 7, 2009.

Salifu has a great government and leader to support her. But who trusts the government? She needs you!